Madhya 9.310

TEXT 310

TEXT

তাপী স্নান করি' আইলা মাহিষ্মতীপুরে ।
নানা তীর্থ দেখি তাহাঁ নর্মদার তীরে ॥ ৩১০ ॥

tapi snana kari' aila mahismati-pure

nana tirtha dekhi tahaṅ narmadara tire

SYNONYMS

tapi-in the Tapi River; snana kari'-taking a bath; aila-arrived; mahismati-pure-at Mahismati-pura; nana tirtha-many holy places; dekhi-seeing; tahaṅ-there; narmadara tire-on the bank of the River Narmada.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu next arrived at the banks of the River Tapi. After bathing there, He went to Mahismati-pura. While there, He saw many holy places on the banks of the River Narmada.

PURPORT

The River Tapi is presently known as Tapti. The river's source is a mountain called Multai, and the river flows through the state of Saurastra and into the western Arabian Sea. Mahismati-pura is mentioned in Mahabharata in connection with Sahadeva's victory. Sahadeva, the youngest brother of the Pandavas, conquered that part of the country. As stated in :

tato ratnany upadaya
purim mahismatim yayau
tatra nilena rajna sa
cakre yuddham nararsabhah

"After acquiring jewels, Sahadeva went to the city of Mahismati, where he fought with a king called Nila."