Text 65] Lord Caitanya’s Travels to the Holy Places 327
mahdprabhu cali’ aila tripati-trimalle
catur-bhuja marti dekhi’ vyenkatadrye cale
SYNONYMS
mahdaprabhu—Lord $ri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; cali’ aila—arrived by walking; tri-
pati-trimalle—at the holy places named Tripati and Trimalla; catuh-bhuja—four-
handed; mdrti—Deity; dekhi’—seeing; vyenkata-adrye—to the holy place
Vyenkata Hill; cale—began to proceed.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu next arrived at Tirupati and Trimalla, where He
saw a four-handed Deity. Then He next proceeded toward Vyenkata Hill.
PURPORT
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura has actually described the chronological
order of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s visit. The Tirupati temple is sometimes
called Tirupatura. It is situated on the northern side of Arkata in the district of
Candragiri. It is a famous holy place of pilgrimage. In pursuance of His name,
VyenkateSvara, the four-handed Lord Visnu, the Deity of Balaji, with His potencies
named Sri and Bhi, is located on Vyenkata Hill, about eight miles from Tirupati.
This VyenkateSvara Deity is in the form of Lord Visnu, and the place where He is
situated is known as Vyenkata-ksetra. There are many temples in southern India,
but this Balaji temple is especially opulent. A great fair is held there in the months
of September and October. There is a railway station called Tirupati on the
southern railway. Nimna-tirupati is located in the valley of the Vyenkata Hill. There
are several temples there also, among which are Govindaraja and the Deity of
Lord Ramacandra.
TEXT 65
farts enfrnl tae Gara waa |
TYRAC CH LNT BA ll ve
tripati asiya kaila sri-rama darasana
raghu-natha-age kaila prandma stavana
SYNONYMS
tripati 4siya—coming to Tripati; kaila sri-rama darasana—visited the temple of
Ramacandra; raghu-natha-age —before Lord Ramacandra; kaila—did; pranama—
obeisances; stavana—offering prayers.
