Madhya-līlā

Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places

Verse 15 of 358
Cc Madhya 9.15

মল্লিকার্জুনতীর্থে যাইঽ মহেশ দেখিল তাহাঙ্সব লোকে কৃষ্ণনাম লওযাইল

मल्लिकार्जुनतीर्थे याइऽ महेश देखिल ताहाङ्सब लोके कृष्णनाम लओयाइल

mallikārjuna-tīrthe yāi' maheśa dekhila tāhāṅ saba loke kṛṣṇa-nāma laoyāila

Synonyms

mallikārjuna-tīrtheto the holy place known as Mallikārjuna; yāi'going; maheśathe deity of Lord Śiva; dekhilaHe saw; tāhāṅthere; saba lokeall the people; kṛṣṇa-nāmaLord Kṛṣṇa's holy name; laoyāilaHe induced to chant..

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then went to Mallikārjuna-tīrtha and saw the deity of Lord Śiva there. He also induced all the people to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

Purport

Mallikārjuna is also known as Śrī Saila. It is situated about seventy miles south of Karṇula on the right bank of the Kṛṣṇā River. There are great walls all around the village, and within the walls resides the deity known as Mallikārjuna. It is a deity of Lord Śiva and is one of the Jyotirliṅgas.

Verse 15 of 358
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