Text 16] Lord Caitanya’s Travels to the Holy Places 299

da dasa’s containing a chronological order and references to geographical posi-
tions. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura requests the readers to refer to that book. Ac-
cording to Govinda dasa, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Trimanda from the
Gautami-ganga. From there He went to Dhundirama-tirtha, another place of
pilgrimage. According to this book, after visiting Gautami-ganga, Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu went to Mallikarjuna-tirtha.

TEXT 15

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SiS] HA CUTS SHAT TPeASVA I $e ti

mallikarjuna-tirthe yai’ mahesa dekhila
tahan saba loke krsna-nama laoyaila

SYNONYMS

mallikarjuna-tirthe—to the holy place known as Mallikarjuna; ydi’—going;
mahesa—the deity of Lord Siva; dekhila—He saw; tahan—there; saba loke—all
the people; krsna-nama—Lord Krsna’s holy name; laoydila—He induced to chant.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then went to Mallikarjuna-tirtha and saw the
deity of Lord Siva there. He also induced all the people to chant the Hare
Krsna maha-mantra.

PURPORT

Mallikarjuna is also known as $11 Saila. It is situated about seventy miles south of
Karnula on the right bank of the Krsna River. There are great walls all around the
village, and within the walls resides the deity known as Mallikarjuna. It is a deity of
Lord Siva and is one of the Jyotirlingas.

TEXT 16
SAAT TECH TS SHA AAT |
ACR A-HPACATA VA WAM sw

ramadasa mahdadeve karila darasana
ahovala-nrsimhere karila gamana

SYNONYMS

rama-dasa—Ramadasa; maha-deve—of Mahadeva; karila—did; darasana—
seeing; ahovala-nrsirmhere—to Ahovala-nrsirnha; karila—did; gamana—going.
