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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.197
তাঁরে আশ্বাসিয়া প্রভু করিলা গমন ।
কৃতমালায় স্নান করি আইলা দুর্বশন ॥ ১৯৭ ॥
tāṅre āśvāsiyā prabhu karilā gamana
kṛtamālāya snāna kari āilā durvaśana
After thus assuring the brāhmaṇa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu proceeded further into southern India and finally arrived at Durvaśana, where He bathed in the river Kṛtamālā.
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After assuring the brāhmaṇa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued into southern India. At Durvaśana, He bathed in the river Kṛtamālā.
The purport identifies the Kṛtamālā as the river Bhāgāi or Vaigai. Its three tributaries are Surulī, Varāha-nadī and Baṭṭilla-guṇḍu.
The sage Karabhājana also mentions the river Kṛtamālā in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Madhya 9.197 quotesSB 11.5.38-40
The river Kṛtamālā is also mentioned in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.39) by the sage Karabhājana.
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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:
From there He went to Kāmakoṣṭhī-purī and later arrived at southern Mathurā. A brāhmaṇa devotee of Lord Rāmacandra talked with Him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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How do the river’s names help me follow Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s journey?
Make a short study note linking Kṛtamālā with the names Bhāgāi and Vaigai.
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