Madhya 9.223

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মলয়-পর্বতে কৈল অগস্ত্য-বন্দন ।
কন্যাকুমারী তাহাঁ কৈল দরশন ॥ ২২৩ ॥

malaya-parvate kaila agastya-vandana

kanya-kumari taṅhaṅ kaila darasana

SYNONYMS

malaya-parvate-in the Malaya Hills; kaila-did; agastya-vandana-obeisances to Agastya Muni; kanya-kumari-Kanyakumari; taṅhaṅ-there; kaila darasana-visited.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then went to Malaya-parvata and offered prayers to Agastya Muni. He then visited a place known as Kanyakumari [presently Cape Comorin].

PURPORT

The range of mountains in South India beginning at Kerala and extending up to Cape Comorin is called Malaya-parvata. Concerning Agastya there are four opinions: (1) There is a temple of Agastya Muni in the village of Agastyam-palli in the district of Tanjor. (2) There is a temple of Lord Skanda on a hill known as Sivagiri, and it is supposed to have been established by Agastya Muni. (3) Some say that near Cape Comorin there is a hill known as Pathiya, which was supposed to have served as Agastya Muni's residence. (4) There is another place known as Agastya-malaya, which is a range of hills on both sides of the Tamraparni River. Cape Comorin itself is known as Kanyakumari.

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