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Offering Prayers at Malaya-parvata

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then went to Malaya-parvata and offered prayers to Agastya Muni. He then visited Kanyā-kumārī [Cape Comorin].”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 9.223, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Malaya-parvata and offered prayers to Agastya Muni. He then visited Kanyā-kumārī.
  • Malaya-parvata is the mountain range extending from Kerala to Cape Comorin. Cape Comorin is also known as Kanyā-kumārī.
  • The purport gives four opinions concerning places associated with Agastya Muni: Agastyampallī, Śiva-giri, Paṭhiyā, and Agastya-malaya.

Try this today

Write a short journey note: Malaya-parvata—prayers to Agastya Muni; Kanyā-kumārī—the next visit.

Ask yourself

What does this passage help you remember about the Lord’s visit to Malaya-parvata?

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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