CHAPTER 9

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s
Travels to the Holy Places

A summary of the Ninth Chapter is given by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. After
leaving Vidyanagara, $ri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited such places of pilgrimage as
Gautami-ganga, Mallikarjuna, Ahovala-nrsirnha, Siddhavata, Skanda-ksetra, Tri-
matha, Vrddhakasi, Bauddha-sthana, Tripati, Trimalla, Pana-nrsirnha, Siva-kafci,
Visnu-kafici, Trikala-hasti, Vrddhakola, Siyali-bhairavi, Kaveri-tira and Kumbhakar-
na-kapala.

Finally the Lord went to Sri Ranga-ksetra, where He converted a brahmana
named Vyenkata Bhatta, who, along with his family, became a devotee of Krsna.
After leaving Sri Ranga, Caitanya Mahaprabhu reached Rsabha-parvata, where He
met Paramananda Puri, who later arrived at Jagannatha Purl. Lord Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu then proceeded farther, arriving at Setubandha Rameévara. At Sri
Saila-parvata, the Lord met Lord Siva and his wife Durga in the dress of a brahmana
and braéhmani. From there He went to Kamakosthi-puri and later arrived at
southern Mathura. A braéhmana devotee of Lord Ramacandra talked with Him.
Then the Lord took His bath in the River Krtamala. On the hill known as
Mahendra-Saila, the Lord saw ParaSurama. Then the Lord went to Setubandha and
took His bath at Dhanus-tirtha. He also visited Ramesvara, where He collected
some papers connected with Sitadevi, whose illusory form was kidnapped by
Ravana. The Lord next visited the places known as Pandya-desa, Tamraparni,
Nayatripadi, Ciyadatala, Tilakafici, Gajendra-moksana, Panagadi, Camtapura, sn
Vaikuntha, Malaya-parvata and Kanyakumari. The Lord then met the Bhattathdris
at Mallara-desa and saved Kala Krsnadasa from their clutches. The Lord also col-
lected Brahma-samhita, Fifth Chapter, on the banks of the Payasvini River. He then
visited Payasvini, Srigavera-puri-matha and Matsya-tirtha. At the village of Udupi,
He saw the Gopila installed by $ri Madhvacdrya. He then defeated the Tat-
tvavadis in Sastric conversation. The Lord next visited Phalgu-tirtha, Tritakipa,
Pafic4psara, SGrparaka and Kolapura. At Sri Rangapuri the Lord received news of
Sankardranya’s disappearance. He then went to the banks of the Krsnavenva
River, where He collected from among the Vaisnava bradhmanas a book written by
Bilvamangala, Krsna-karndmrta. The Lord then visited Tapti, Mahismati-pura, Nar-
mada-tira and Rsyamtka-parvata. He entered Dandakdranya and liberated the
seven palm trees. From there He visited a place known as Pampa-sarovara and
visited Paficavati, Nasika, Brahmagiri and also the source of the Godavari River,

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