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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 9]
PURPORT
Pāṇḍya-deśa is situated in the southern part of India known as Kerala. In all these areas there were many kings with the title Pāṇḍya who ruled over places known as Mādurā and Rāmeśvara. In the  Rāmāyaṇa  the name of Tāmraparṇī is mentioned. Tāmraparṇī is also known as Puruṇai and is situated on the bank of the Tinebheli River. This river flows into the Bay of Bengal. Tāmraparṇī is also mentioned in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (11.5.39).
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তাত্রপণী স্নান করি’ তাত্রপণী-তীরে । নয় ত্রিপতি দেখি’ বুলে কুতুহলে ॥ ২১৯ ॥
tāmraparṇī snāna kari’ tāmraparṇī-tīre naya tripati dekhi’ bule kutūhale
SYNONYMS
tāmra-parṇī —in the Tāmraparṇī River;  snāna kari’ —taking a bath;  tāmra-parṇī-tīre —on the bank of the Tāmraparṇī River;  naya tripati —the Deity named Naya-tripati;  dekhi’ —after seeing;  bule —wandered on;  kutūhale —in great curiosity.
TRANSLATION
There was also a temple of Lord Viṣṇu at Naya-tripati on the bank of the River Tāmraparṇī, and after bathing in the river, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the Deity with great curiosity and wandered on.
PURPORT
This Naya-tripati is also called Ālovara Tirunagarī. It is a town about seventeen miles southeast of Tinebheli. There are nine temples there of Śrīpati, or Viṣṇu. All the Deities of the temples assemble together during a yearly festival in the town.
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চিয়ড়তলা তীর্থে দেখি’ শ্রীরাম-লক্ষ্মণ । তিলকাঞ্চী আসি’ কৈল শিব দরশন ॥ ২২০ ॥
ciyaḍatalā tīrthe dekhi’ śrī-rāma-lakṣmaṇa tilakāñcī āsi’ kaila śiva daraśana