মলযপর্বতে কৈল অগস্ত্যবন্দন কন্যাকুমারী তাঙ্হাঙ্কৈল দরশন
मलयपर्वते कैल अगस्त्यवन्दन कन्याकुमारी ताङ्हाङ्कैल दरशन
malaya-parvate kaila agastya-vandana kanyā-kumārī tāṅhāṅ kaila daraśana
Synonyms
malaya-parvate—in the Malaya Hills; kaila—did; agastya-vandana—obeisances to Agastya Muni; kanyā-kumārī—Kanyākumārī; tāṅhāṅ—there; kaila daraśana—visited..
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then went to Malaya-parvata and offered prayers to Agastya Muni. He then visited a place known as Kanyākumārī [presently Cape Comorin].
Purport
The range of mountains in South India beginning at Kerala and extending up to Cape Comorin is called Malaya-parvata. Concerning Agastya there are four opinions: (1) There is a temple of Agastya Muni in the village of Agastyam-pallī in the district of Tāñjor. (2) There is a temple of Lord Skanda on a hill known as Śivagiri, and it is supposed to have been established by Agastya Muni. (3) Some say that near Cape Comorin there is a hill known as Paṭhiyā, which was supposed to have served as Agastya Muni's residence. (4) There is another place known as Agastya-malaya, which is a range of hills on both sides of the Tāmraparṇī River. Cape Comorin itself is known as Kanyākumārī.