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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.166
ঋষভ-পর্বতে চলি’ আইলা গৌরহরি ।
নারায়ণ দেখিলা তাঁহা নতি-স্তুতি করি’ ॥ ১৬৬ ॥
ṛṣabha-parvate cali’ āilā gaurahari
nārāyaṇa dekhilā tāṅhā nati-stuti kari’
When the Lord arrived at Ṛṣabha Hill, He saw the temple of Lord Nārāyaṇa and offered obeisances and various prayers.
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At Ṛṣabha Hill, the Lord saw the temple of Lord Nārāyaṇa and offered obeisances and various prayers.
Ṛṣabha Hill, also called Ānāgaḍa-malaya-parvata, lies twelve miles north of Madurai City, in the district of Madurai in southern Tamil Nadu.
It is one of the mountains known as the Kuṭakācalas. Nearby is the forest where Lord Ṛṣabhadeva burned Himself to ashes.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
On the hill known as Mahendra-śaila, the Lord saw Paraśurāma. Then the Lord went to Setubandha and took His bath at Dhanus-tīrtha.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you give more attention to the prayers and obeisances you offer?
Offer one respectful bow and a short prayer to Lord Nārāyaṇa today.
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