Madhya-līlāChapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 9.316

prabhu āsi' kaila pampā-sarovare snāna

pañcavaṭī āsi, tāhāń karila viśrāma

SYNONYMS

prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; āsi' — coming; kaila — did; pampā-sarovare — in the lake known as Pampā; snāna — bathing; pañcavaṭī āsi — then coming to Pañcavaṭī; tāhāń — there; karila — took; viśrāma — rest.

TRANSLATION

Eventually Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu arrived at a lake known as Pampā, where He took His bath. He then went to a place called Pañcavaṭī, where He rested.

PURPORT

According to some, the old name of the Tuńgabhadrā River was Pambā. According to others, Vijaya-nagara, the capital of the state, was known as Pampātīrtha. According to still others, the lake near Anāguṇḍi, in the direction of Hyderabad, is Pampā-sarovara. The river Tuńgabhadrā also flows through there. There are many different opinions about the lake called Pampā-sarovara.

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