Text 72] Lord Caitanya’s Travels to the Holy Places 331

SYNONYMS
trimalaya dekhi’—after seeing Trimalaya; gela—went; tri-kdla-hasti-sthane —to
the place named Trikala-hasti; mahd-deva—Lord Siva; dekhi’—seeing; tanre—
unto him; karila praname—offered obeisances.

TRANSLATION

After visiting Trimalaya, Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to see Trikala-hasti. It
was there that He saw Lord Siva and offered him all respects and obeisances.

PURPORT
Trikala-hasti is situated about twenty-two miles northeast of Tirupati. On its
northern side is a river known as Suvarna-mukhi. The temple of Trikala-hasti is
located on the southern side of the river. The place is generally known as Sri
Kalahasti or Kalahasti and is famous for its temple of Lord Siva. There he is called
Vayulinga-siva.

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paksi-tirtha dekhi’ kaila siva darasana
vrddhakola-tirthe tabe karila gamana

SYNONYMS

paksi-tirtha dekhi’—after visiting the place known as Paksi-tirtha; kaila—did;
Siva daragana—visiting the temple of Lord Siva; vrddhakola-tirthe—to the holy
place known as Vrddhakola; tabe—then; karila gamana—went.

TRANSLATION

At Paksi-tirtha, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the temple of Lord
Siva. Then He went to the Vrddhakola place of pilgrimage.

PURPORT

This Paksi-tirtha is also called Tirukadi-kundam and is located nine miles
southeast of Cirhlipat. It has a five-hundred-foot elevation and is situated in a
chain of hills known as Vedagiri or Vedacalam. There is a temple of Lord Siva there,
and the deity is known as Vedagirisvara. It is said that two birds come there daily
to receive food from the temple priest, and it is claimed that these birds have
been coming since time immemorial.
