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Lord Caitanya's Travels to the Holy Places
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TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then went to Malaya-parvata and offered prayers to Agastya Muni. He then visited a place known as Kanyākumārī [presently Cape Comorin].
PURPORT
The range of mountains in South India beginning at Kerala and extending up to Cape Comorin is called Malaya-parvata. Concerning Agastya there are four opinions: (1) There is a temple of Agastya Muni in the village of Agastyam-pallī in the district of Tāñjor. (2) There is a temple of Lord Skanda on a hill known as Śivagiri, and it is supposed to have been established by Agastya Muni. (3) Some say that near Cape Comorin there is a hill known as Paṭhiyā, which was supposed to have served as Agastya Muni's residence. (4) There is another place known as Agastyamalaya, which is a range of hills on both sides of the Tāmraparṇī River. Cape Comorin itself is known as Kanyākumārī.
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আম্লিতলায় দেখি' শ্রীরাম গোরহরি ।
মল্লার-দেশেতে আইলা যথা ভট্টথারি ॥ ২২৪ ॥
āmlitalāya dekhi' śrī-rāma gaurahari mallāra-deśete āilā yathā bhaṭṭathāri
SYNONYMS
āmlitalāya —at Āmlitalā;  dekhi' —seeing;  śrī-rāma —the Deity of Rāmacandra;  gaura-hari —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  mallāra-deśete —to Mallāra-deśa;  āilā —came;  yathā —where;  bhaṭṭathāri —the Bhaṭṭathāri community.
TRANSLATION
After visiting Kanyākumārī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu came to Āmlitalā, where He saw the Deity of Śrī Rāmacandra. Thereafter He went to a place known as Mallāra-deśa, where a community of Bhaṭṭathāris lived.
PURPORT
North of Mallāra-deśa is South Kānāḍā. To the east is Kurga and Mahīśūra. To the south is Kocina, and to the west is the Arabian Sea. As far as the Bhaṭṭathāris are concerned, they are a nomadic community. They camp wherever they like and have no fixed place of residence. Outwardly they take up the dress of  sannyāsīs , but their real business is stealing and cheating. They allure others to supply