Text 221] Lord Caitanya’s Travels to the Holy Places 27
SYNONYMS
ciyadataia—named Ciyadatala; tirthe—at the holy place; dekhi’—seeing; Sri-
rama-laksmana—the Deity of Lord Rama and Laksmana; tilakafci—to Tilakafct;
asi’—coming; kaila—did; iva darasana—visiting the temple of Lord Siva.
TRANSLATION
After this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to a holy place known as
Ciyadatala, where He saw the Deities of the two brothers, Lord Ramacandra
and Laksmana. He then proceeded to Tilakafici, where He saw the temple of
Lord Siva.
PURPORT
Ciyadatala is sometimes known as Cheratala. It is near the city of Kaila, and
there is a temple there dedicated to Lord $ri Ramacandra and His brother
Laksmana. Tilankdfict is about thirty miles northeast of the city of Tinebheli.
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gajendra-moksana-tirthe dekhi visnu-mdrti
pandagadi-tirthe asi’ dekhila sitapati
SYNONYMS
gajendra-moksana-tirthe—at the holy place named Gajendra-moksana;
dekhi—seeing; visau-mdrti—the Deity of Lord Visnu; panagadi-tirthe—to the
holy place Panagadi; asi’—coming; dekhila—saw; sita-pati—Lord Sri Ramacandra
and Sitaddevi.
TRANSLATION
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then visited the holy place named Gajendra-
moksana, where He went to a temple of Lord Visnu. He then came to
Panagadi, a holy place where He saw the Deities of Lord Ramacandra and Sita.
PURPORT
The Gajendra-moksana temple is sometimes mistaken for a temple of Lord Siva.
It is about two miles south of the city of Kaivera. Actually the Deity is not of Lord
Siva but of Visnu. Panagadi is about thirty miles south of the Tinebheli. Formerly
the temple there contained the Deity of $ri Ramacandra, but later the devotees of
