334 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 9

amrtalinga-siva dekhi’ vandana karila
saba sivadlaye Saiva ‘vaisnava’ ha-ila

SYNONYMS
amrta-linga-siva—the Lord Siva deity named Amrtalinga; dekhi’—seeing; van-
dana karila—offered obeisances; saba siva-dlaye—in all the temples of Lord Siva;
saiva—devotees of Lord Siva; vaisnava ha-ila—became devotees of Lord Krsna.

TRANSLATION

Seeing the Siva deity named Amrtalinga, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu offered
His obeisances. Thus He visited all the temples of Lord Siva and converted the
devotees of Lord Siva into Vaisnavas.

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deva-sthane asi’ kaila visnu darasana
sri-vaisnavera sange tahan gosthi anuksana

SYNONYMS

deva-sthane—to the place known as Deva-sthana; asi’—coming; kaila—did;
visnu darasana—visiting the temple of Lord Visnu; sri-vaisnavera sarige—with the
Vaisnavas in the disciplic succession of Ramanuja; tahan—there; gosthi—discus-
sion; anuksana—always.

TRANSLATION

At Deva-sthana, Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the temple of Lord Visnu, and
there He talked with the Vaisnavas in the disciplic succession of Ramanu-
jacarya. These Vaisnavas are known as Sri Vaisnavas.

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kumbhakarna-kapdle dekhi’ sarovara
siva-ksetre siva dekhe gaurénga-sundara
