Madhya-līlā

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

Verse 224 of 358
Cc Madhya 9.224

আম্লিতলায দেখিঽ শ্রীরাম গৌরহরি মল্লারদেশেতে আইলা যথা ভট্টথারি

आम्लितलाय देखिऽ श्रीराम गौरहरि मल्लारदेशेते आइला यथा भट्टथारि

āmlitalāya dekhi' śrī-rāma gaurahari mallāra-deśete āilā yathā bhaṭṭathāri

Synonyms

āmlitalāyaat Āmlitalā; dekhi'seeing; śrī-rāmathe Deity of Rāmacandra; gaura-hariŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; mallāra-deśeteto Mallāra-deśa; āilācame; yathāwhere; bhaṭṭathārithe Bhaṭṭathāri community..

Translation

After visiting Kanyākumārī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu came to Āmlitalā, where He saw the Deity of Śrī Rāmacandra. Thereafter He went to a place known as Mallāra-deśa, where a community of Bhaṭṭathāris lived.

Purport

North of Mallāra-deśa is South Kānāḍā. To the east is Kurga and Mahīśūra. To the south is Kocina, and to the west is the Arabian Sea. As far as the Bhaṭṭathāris are concerned, they are a nomadic community. They camp wherever they like and have no fixed place of residence. Outwardly they take up the dress of sannyāsīs, but their real business is stealing and cheating. They allure others to supply women for their camp, and they cheat many women and keep them within their community. In this way they increase their population. In Bengal also there is a similar community. Actually, all over the world there are nomadic communities whose business is simply to allure, cheat and steal innocent women.

Verse 224 of 358
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