Madhya 9.225

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তমাল-কার্তিক দেখি' আইল বেতাপনি ।
রঘুনাথ দেখি' তাহাঁ বঞ্চিলা রজনী ॥ ২২৫ ॥

tamala-kartika dekhi' aila vetapani

raghunatha dekhi' tahaṅ vancila rajani

SYNONYMS

tamala-kartika-the place named Tamala-kartika; dekhi'-seeing; aila-came; vetapani-to Vetapani; raghu-natha dekhi'-seeing the temple of Lord Ramacandra; tahaṅ-there; vancila rajani-passed the night.

TRANSLATION

After visiting Mallara-desa, Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Tamala-kartika and then to Vetapani. There He saw the temple of Raghunatha, Lord Ramacandra, and passed the night.

PURPORT

Tamala-kartika is forty-four miles south of Tinebheli and two miles south of the Aramavalli mountain. It is located within the jurisdiction of Tobala. There is situated there a temple of Subrahmanya, or Lord Kartika, the son of Lord Siva. Vetapani, or Vatapani, is north of Kaila in the Tribaṅkura state. It is known also as Bhutapandi and is within the jurisdiction of the Tobala district. It is understood that formerly there was a Deity of Lord Ramacandra there. Later the Deity was replaced with a deity of Lord Siva known as Ramesvara or Bhutanatha.

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