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The Lord Visits Ahovala-nṛsiṁha

“After visiting the temples of Tirumala and Tirupati, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had to subdue some atheists. He then visited the temple of Ahovala-nṛsiṁha.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 1.106, translation

What the purport teaches

  • After visiting Tirumala and Tirupati, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had to subdue some atheists. He then visited the temple of Ahovala-nṛsiṁha.
  • The Ahovala temple is in Dākṣiṇātya, in the district of Karṇula, within the subdivision of Sārbela. This famous temple is much appreciated throughout the district.
  • Ahovala and eight other temples are together called the Nava-nṛsiṁha temples. They have wonderful architecture and artistic engraving, although the Karṇula Manual states that the work is incomplete.

Try this today

Write down one detail from the purport about the temples the Lord visited.

Ask yourself

Which detail about the Ahovala temple and the Nava-nṛsiṁha temples would you like to remember?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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