Madhya-līlā

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

Verse 73 of 358
Cc Madhya 9.73

শ্বেতবরাহ দেখি, তাঙ্রে নমস্করিঽ পীতাম্বরশিবস্থানে গেলা গৌরহরি

श्वेतवराह देखि, ताङ्रे नमस्करिऽ पीताम्बरशिवस्थाने गेला गौरहरि

śveta-varāha dekhi, tāṅre namaskari' pītāmbara-śiva-sthāne gelā gaurahari

Synonyms

śveta-varāhathe white boar incarnation; dekhiseeing; tāṅreunto Him; namaskari'offering respect; pīta-ambaradressed with yellow garments; śiva-sthāneto the temple of Lord Śiva; gelāwent; gaura-hariLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu..

Translation

At Vṛddhakola, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the temple of Śveta-varāha, the white boar. After offering Him respects, the Lord visited the temple of Lord Śiva, wherein the deity is dressed with yellow garments.

Purport

The temple of the white boar incarnation is situated at Vṛddhakola. The temple is made of stone and is located about one mile south of an oasis known as Balipīṭham. There is a Deity of the white boar incarnation, above whose head Śeṣa Nāga serves as an umbrella. The deity of Lord Śiva is known as Pītāmbara, and is also known as Cidāmbaram. This temple is located twenty-six miles south of Kuḍālora, and the deity there is also known as Ākāśaliṅga. The deity is in the form of Lord Śiva. This temple is situated on about thirty-nine acres of land, and all this land is surrounded by a wall sixty feet high.

Verse 73 of 358
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