Text 317] Lord Caitanya’s Travels to the Holy Places 83
TEXT 316
ae Sify Caer *t-ACATACA BTA |
teal ifs, Sidi saa eat W osw I
prabhu asi’ kaila pampda-sarovare snana
paficavati asi, tahan karila visrama
SYNONYMS
prabhu—Sri_ Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 4si’—coming; kaila—did; pampé-
sarovare—in the lake known as Pampa; snana—bathing; paricavati dsi—then
coming to Paficavati; tahan—there; karila—took; visrama—rest.
TRANSLATION
Eventually Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu arrived at a lake known as Pampa,
where He took His bath. He then went to a place called Paficavati, where He
rested.
PURPORT
According to some, the old name of the Tungabhadra River was Pamba. Ac-
cording to others, Vijaya-nagara, the capital of the state, was known as Pampa-
tirtha. Yet according to others, there is a lake near Anagundi in the direction of
Hyderabad. The River Tungabhadra also flows through there. There are many dif-
ferent opinions about the lake called Pampa-sarovara.
TEXT 317
afar Ges cae cater GAPS
SAUNAS GVH WAI ofineri catrwtaat uv 0d9 4
nasike tryambaka dekhi’ geld brahmagiri
kusavarte aila yahan janmila godavari
SYNONYMS
nasike—at the holy place Nasika; tryambaka—a deity of Lord Siva; dekhi’—
after seeing; gela—went; brahmagiri—to the place known as Brahmagiri;
kusavarte dila—then He came to the holy place known as KuSavarta; yahari—
where; janmilaé—took birth; godavari—the River Godavari.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then visited Nasika, where He saw the deity
Tryambaka. He then went to Brahma-giri and then to KuSavarta, the source of
the River Godavari.
