Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.316
Pampā’s Location Has Different Identifications
“Eventually Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu arrived at a lake known as Pampā, where He took His bath. He then went to a place called Pañcavaṭī, where He rested.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bathed at the lake known as Pampā. He then went to Pañcavaṭī, where He rested.
- Some say that Pambā was the old name of the Tuṅgabhadrā River. Others say that Vijaya-nagara was known as Pampātīrtha.
- Still others identify Pampā-sarovara as the lake near Anāguṇḍi, in the direction of Hyderabad. The purport acknowledges many different opinions about its location.
Try this today
Make two brief notes: what the translation says happened at Pampā, and what the purport says remains differently identified.
Ask yourself
How can you remember the Lord’s visit while acknowledging the different opinions about Pampā’s location?
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.