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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.219
তাম্রপর্ণী স্নান করি’ তাম্রপর্ণী-তীরে ।
নয় ত্রিপতি দেখি’ বুলে কুতূহলে ॥ ২১৯ ॥
tāmraparṇī snāna kari’ tāmraparṇī-tīre
naya tripati dekhi’ bule kutūhale
There were nine temples of Lord Viṣṇu at Naya-tripati, on the bank of the river Tāmraparṇī, and after bathing in the river, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the Deities with great curiosity and wandered on.
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After bathing in the Tāmraparṇī River, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the Deities at nine temples of Lord Viṣṇu with great curiosity.
These temples, known as Naya-tripati (Nava-tirupati), are situated in and around Ālvār Tirunagarai.
All the Deities of these temples assemble together during a yearly festival in the town.
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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:
The Lord next visited the places known as Pāṇḍya-deśa, the Tāmraparṇī River, Naya-tripati, Ciyaḍatalā, Tila-kāñcī, Gajendra-mokṣaṇa, Pānāgaḍi, Cāmtāpura, Śrī Vaikuṇṭha, Malaya-parvata and Kanyā-kumārī. The Lord then confronted the Bhaṭṭathāris at Mallāra-deśa and saved Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa from their clutches.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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In this verse: “festival”, “together”
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What interests you about the Lord’s visit to these nine temples?
Reread the translation today, paying attention to the great curiosity with which the Lord saw the Deities.
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