Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.280
Visiting Holy Places and Temples
“After seeing Pañcāpsarā, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Gokarṇa. While there, He visited the temple of Lord Śiva, and then He went to Dvaipāyani. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the crown jewel of all sannyāsīs, then went to Sūrpāraka-tīrtha.”
What the purport teaches
- After seeing Pañcāpsarā, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Gokarṇa and visited the temple of Lord Śiva.
- Gokarṇa is in North Kanara, in Karnataka, about thirty-three miles southeast of Karwar. Its famous temple of Lord Śiva is known as Mahā-baleśvara and draws hundreds and thousands of pilgrims.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then went to Dvaipāyani and Sūrpāraka-tīrtha. The translation calls Him the crown jewel of all sannyāsīs.
Try this today
Write down the sequence of places visited in this translation, noting the temple at Gokarṇa.
Ask yourself
What detail about this temple visit helps me attend more closely to the Lord’s journey?
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.