Madhya-līlā

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

Verse 68 of 358
Cc Madhya 9.68

শিবকাংচী আসিযা কৈল শিব দরশন প্রভাবে ঽবৈষ্ণবঽ কৈল সব শৈবগণ

शिवकांची आसिया कैल शिव दरशन प्रभावे ऽवैष्णवऽ कैल सब शैवगण

śiva-kāñcī āsiyā kaila śiva daraśana prabhāve 'vaiṣṇava' kaila saba śaiva-gaṇa

Synonyms

śiva-kāñcīto the holy place named Śiva-kāñcī; āsiyācoming; kailadid; śiva daraśanavisiting the temple of Lord Śiva; prabhāveby His influence; vaiṣṇava kailaturned into Vaiṣṇavas; sabaall; śaiva-gaṇathe devotees of Lord Śiva..

Translation

Arriving at Śiva-kāñcī, Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the deity of Lord Śiva. By His influence, He converted all the devotees of Lord Śiva into Vaiṣṇavas.

Purport

This Śiva-kāñcī is also known as Kañjībhirām, or the Benares of southern India. In Śiva-kāñcī there are hundreds of symbolic representations of Lord Śiva, as well as a temple that is supposed to be very, very old.

Verse 68 of 358
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