Madhya 9.68

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শিবকাঞ্চী আসিয়া কৈল শিব দরশন ।
প্রভাবে 'বৈষ্ণব' কৈল সব শৈবগণ ॥ ৬৮ ॥

siva-kanci asiya kaila siva darasana

prabhave 'vaisnava' kaila saba saiva-gana

SYNONYMS

siva-kanci-to the holy place named Siva-kanci; asiya-coming; kaila-did; siva darasana-visiting the temple of Lord Siva; prabhave-by His influence; vaisnava kaila-turned into Vaisnavas; saba-all; saiva-gana-the devotees of Lord Siva.

TRANSLATION

Arriving at Siva-kanci, Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the deity of Lord Siva. By His influence, He converted all the devotees of Lord Siva into Vaisnavas.

PURPORT

This Siva-kanci is also known as Kanjibhiram, or the Benares of southern India. In Siva-kanci there are hundreds of symbolic representations of Lord Siva, as well as a temple that is supposed to be very, very old.

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