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-kāñcī—to the holy place named Śiva-kāñcī; āsiyā—coming; kaila—did; śiva daraśana—visiting the temple of Lord Śiva; prabhāve—by His influence; vaiṣṇava kaila—turned into Vaiṣṇavas; saba—all; śaiva-gaṇa—the 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.