Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.281
Temple Visits in Kolāpura
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then visited the town of Kolāpura, where He saw the goddess of fortune in the temple of Kṣīra-bhagavatī and saw Lāṅga-gaṇeśa in another temple, known as Cora-pārvatī.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited Kolāpura and saw the goddess of fortune in the temple of Kṣīra-bhagavatī. He also saw Lāṅga-gaṇeśa in the temple known as Cora-pārvatī.
- Kolāpura is in Maharashtra and was formerly a native state. A river named Urṇā is there.
- The purport cites the Bombay Gazette as reporting about 250 temples in Kolāpura. Six of these were especially famous, including Ambābāi, or Mahālakṣmī Mandira.
Try this today
Reread the translation and write down the two temples Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited.
Ask yourself
What stands out to me about Kolāpura as a place of temples?
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.