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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 9]
PURPORT
Presently this Kṛtamālā River is known as the River Bhāgāi. This river has three tributaries, named Surulī, Varāhanadī and Baṭṭilla-guṇḍu. The River Kṛtamālā is also mentioned in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.39) by the sage Karabhājana.
TEXT 198
প্রবর্ণনে রঘুনাথে কৈল দরশন ।
মহেন্দ্র-শৈলে পরশুরামের কৈল বন্দন ॥ ১৯৮ ॥
durvaśane raghunāthe kaila daraśana mahendra-śaile paraśurāmera kaila vandana
SYNONYMS
durvaśane —at Durvaśana;  raghu-nāthe —Lord Rāmacandra;  kaila daraśana —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited;  mahendra-śaile —on Mahendra-śaila;  paraśurāmera —to Lord Paraśurāma;  kaila vandana —offered prayers.
TRANSLATION
At Durvaśana Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the temple of Lord Rāmacandra, and on the hill known as Mahendra-śaila, He saw Lord Paraśurāma.
PURPORT
In Durvaśana, or Darbhaśayana, there is a temple of Lord Rāmacandra, located seven miles east of Rāmanāda. The temple overlooks the ocean. The hill known as Mahendra-śaila is near Tinebheli, and at the end of this hill is a city known as Tricinaguḍi. West of Mahendra-śaila is the territory of Tribāṅkura. There is mention of Mahendra-śaila in the  Rāmāyaṇa .
TEXT 199
সেতুবন্ধে আসি’ কৈল ধনুস্তার্থে স্নান ।
রামেশ্বর দেখি’ তাহাঁ করিল বিশ্রাম ॥ ১৯৯ ॥
setubandhe āsi’ kaila dhanustīrthe snāna rāmeśvara dekhi’ tāhāṅ karila viśrāma
SYNONYMS
setu-bandhe āsi’ —coming to Setubandha;  kaila —did;  dhanuḥ-tīrthe snāna —bathing at the holy place known as Dhanustīrtha;  rāmeśvara dekhi’ —visiting the holy place Rāmeśvara;  tāhāṅ —there;  karila viśrāma —took rest.