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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.79.19-21

ततोऽभिव्रज्य भगवान् केरलांस्तु त्रिगर्तकान् ।

गोकर्णाख्यं शिवक्षेत्रं सान्निध्यं यत्र धूर्जटे: ॥ १९ ॥

आर्यां द्वैपायनीं द‍ृष्ट्वा शूर्पारकमगाद् बल: ।

तापीं पयोष्णीं निर्विन्ध्यामुपस्पृश्याथ दण्डकम् ॥ २० ॥

प्रविश्य रेवामगमद् यत्र माहिष्मती पुरी ।

मनुतीर्थमुपस्पृश्य प्रभासं पुनरागमत् ॥ २१ ॥

tato ’bhivrajya bhagavān

keralāṁs tu trigartakān

gokarṇākhyaṁ śiva-kṣetraṁ

sānnidhyaṁ yatra dhūrjaṭeḥ

āryāṁ dvaipāyanīṁ dṛṣṭvā

śūrpārakam agād balaḥ

tāpīṁ payoṣṇīṁ nirvindhyām

upaspṛśyātha daṇḍakam

praviśya revām agamad

yatra māhiṣmatī purī

manu-tīrtham upaspṛśya

prabhāsaṁ punar āgamat

Translation

The Supreme Lord then traveled through the kingdoms of Kerala and Trigarta, visiting Lord Śiva’s sacred city of Gokarṇa, where Lord Dhūrjaṭi [Śiva] directly manifests himself. After also visiting Goddess Pārvatī, who dwells on an island, Lord Balarāma went to the holy district of Śūrpāraka and bathed in the Tāpī, Payoṣṇī and Nirvindhyā rivers. He next entered the Daṇḍaka forest and went to the river Revā, along which the city of Māhiṣmatī is found. Then He bathed at Manu-tīrtha and finally returned to Prabhāsa.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Supreme Lord Visits Sacred Places

  1. 1

    The Supreme Lord traveled through Kerala and Trigarta to Gokarṇa, where Lord Śiva directly manifests himself.

  2. 2

    After visiting Goddess Pārvatī on an island, Lord Balarāma went to Śūrpāraka and bathed in the Tāpī, Payoṣṇī and Nirvindhyā rivers.

  3. 3

    He entered the Daṇḍaka forest and visited the Revā River. After bathing at Manu-tīrtha, He returned to Prabhāsa.

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