Text 358] Lord Caitanya’s Travels to the Holy Places 101
PURPORT
In the Sri Caitanya-candrodaya (eighth part) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said,
“Sarvabhauma, | have traveled to many holy places, but | cannot find a Vaisnava
as good as you anywhere. However, | must admit that Ramananda Raya is won-
derful.”
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya replied, “Therefore, my Lord,| requested that You see
him.”
sn Caitanya Mahaprabhu then said, “There are, of course, many Vaisnavas in
these holy places, and most of them worship Lord Narayana. Others, who are
called Tattvavadis, are also Laksmi-Narayana worshipers, but they do not belong
to the pure Vaisnava cult. There are many worshipers of Lord Siva, and there are
also many atheists. Regardless, My dear Bhattacarya, | very much like Ramananda
Raya and his opinions.”
TEXT 358
Sreiai-sei ae Cog Aa |
ACB 3 Seq, fawta a ata ale wee
tirtha- yatra-kathd ei kailuri samapana
sanksepe kahiluni, vistéara na yaya varnana
SYNONYMS
tirtha-yatrd-katha—topics of the pilgrimage; ei—these; kailun samapana—l|
have finished; sariksepe kahilun—| have described in brief; vistara—expansively;
na yaya varnana—it is not possible to describe.
TRANSLATION
Thus | have ended my narration about Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s
pilgrimage, describing it in brief. It cannot be described very broadly.
PURPORT
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura points out that in the seventy-fourth
verse of this chapter it is stated that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the temple
of Siyali-bhairavi, but actually at Siyali, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the
temple of Sri BhG-varaha. Near Siyali and Cidambaram there is a temple known as
Sri Musnam. In this temple there is a Deity of Sri Bhi-varaha. In the jurisdiction of
Cidambaram there is a district known as southern Arkata. The town of Siyali is in
that district. There is a temple of Sri Bhi-varahadeva nearby, not Bhairavi-devi.
This is Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura’s conclusion.
