Madhya 9.282

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তথা হৈতে পাণ্ডরপুরে আইলা গৌরচন্দ্র ।
বিঠ্ঠল-ঠাকুর দেখি' পাইলা আনন্দ ॥ ২৮২ ॥

tatha haite pandarapure aila gauracandra

viththala-thakura dekhi' paila ananda

SYNONYMS

tatha haite-from there; pandara-pure-to Pandarapura; aila-came; gauracandra-Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; viththala-thakura-the Deity known as Viththala; dekhi'-seeing; paila-got; ananda-great happiness.

TRANSLATION

From there Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Pandarapura, where He happily saw the temple of Viththala Thakura.

PURPORT

This city of Pandarapura is situated on the River Bhima. It is said that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu initiated Tukarama when He visited Pandarapura. This Tukarama Acarya became very famous in the Maharastra province, and he spread the saṅkirtana movement all over the province. The saṅkirtana party belonging to Tukarama is still very popular in Bombay in the province of Maharastra. Tukarama was a disciple of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and his book is known as Abhaṅga. His saṅkirtana party exactly resembles the Gaudiya-Vaisnava saṅkirtana parties, for they chant the holy name of the Lord with mrdaṅga and karatalas.

The Lord Viththaladeva mentioned in this verse is a form of Lord Visnu with four hands. He is Narayana.

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