Madhya 9.219

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তাম্রপর্ণী স্নান করি' তাম্রপর্ণী-তীরে ।
নয় ত্রিপতি দেখি' বুলে কুতূহলে ॥ ২১৯ ॥

tamraparni snana kari' tamraparni-tire

naya tripati dekhi' bule kutuhale

SYNONYMS

tamra-parni-in the Tamraparni River; snana kari'-taking a bath; tamra-parni-tire-on the bank of the Tamraparni River; naya tripati-the Deity named Naya-tripati; dekhi'-after seeing; bule-wandered on; kutuhale-in great curiosity.

TRANSLATION

There was also a temple of Lord Visnu at Naya-tripati on the bank of the River Tamraparni, and after bathing in the river, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw the Deity with great curiosity and wandered on.

PURPORT

This Naya-tripati is also called Alovara Tirunagari. It is a town about seventeen miles southeast of Tinebheli. There are nine temples there of Sripati, or Visnu. All the Deities of the temples assemble together during a yearly festival in the town.