Madhya 9.218

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সেই রাত্রি তাহাঁ রহি' তাঁরে কৃপা করি' ।
পাণ্ড্যদেশে তাম্রপর্ণী গেলা গৌরহরি ॥ ২১৮ ॥

sei ratri tahaṅ rahi' taṅre krpa kari'

pandya-dese tamraparni gela gaurahari

SYNONYMS

sei ratri-that night; tahaṅ-there; rahi'-staying; taṅre-unto the brahmana; krpa kari'-showing mercy; pandya-dese-in the country known as Pandya-desa; tamra-parni-to the place named Tamraparni; gela-went; gaura-hari-Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu passed that night in the house of the brahmana. Then, after showing him mercy, the Lord started toward Tamraparni in Pandya-desa.

PURPORT

Pandya-desa is situated in the southern part of India known as Kerala. In all these areas there were many kings with the title Pandya who ruled over places known as Madura and Ramesvara. In the Ramayana the name of Tamraparni is mentioned. Tamraparni is also known as Purunai and is situated on the bank of the Tinebheli River. This river flows into the Bay of Bengal. Tamraparni is also mentioned in Srimad-Bhagavatam ().

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