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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places
Madhya 9.198Madhya 9.200

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.199

সেতুবন্ধে আসি’ কৈল ধনুস্তীর্থে স্নান ।

রামেশ্বর দেখি’ তাহাঁ করিল বিশ্রাম ॥ ১৯৯ ॥

setubandhe āsi’ kaila dhanus-tīrthe snāna

rāmeśvara dekhi’ tāhāṅ karila viśrāma

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then went to Setubandha [Rāmeśvara], where He took His bath at the place called Dhanus-tīrtha. From there He visited the Rāmeśvara temple and then took rest.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Lord Śiva Is a Devotee of Rāma

  1. 1

    At Setubandha, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bathed at Dhanus-tīrtha. He then visited the Rāmeśvara temple and took rest.

  2. 2

    The Rāmeśvara temple stands at Setubandha on the island of Pambam. It is a temple of Lord Śiva.

  3. 3

    The name Rāmeśvara indicates that Lord Śiva’s worshipable Deity is Lord Rāma. Lord Śiva in this temple is a great devotee of Lord Rāmacandra.

Key points from the purport
  • On this island, four miles north of Pambam Harbour, is Setubandha, where the temple of Rāmeśvara is located.
  • Thus the Lord Śiva found in the temple of Rāmeśvara is a great devotee of Lord Rāmacandra.
  • It is said, devī-pattanam ārabhya gaccheyuḥ setu-bandhanam: “After visiting the temple of the goddess Durgā, one should go to the temple of Rāmeśvara.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.

The mood of Madhya 9 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Then the Lord went to Setubandha and took His bath at Dhanus-tīrtha. He also visited Rāmeśvara, where He collected some papers connected with Sītādevī, whose illusory form had been kidnapped by Rāvaṇa.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. setubandhe āsi’coming to Setubandha
  2. kailadid
  3. dhanuḥ-tīrthe snānabathing at the holy place known as Dhanus-tīrtha
  4. rāmeśvara dekhi’visiting the holy place Rāmeśvara
  5. tāhāṅthere
  6. karila viśrāmatook rest
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the name Rāmeśvara teach me about Lord Śiva’s devotion?

Practice

Write down the meaning of Rāmeśvara and recall Lord Śiva’s devotion to Lord Rāmacandra.

Live this todayLord Śiva Is a Devotee of RāmaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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