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  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 9.219Madhya 9.221

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.220

চিয়ড়তলা তীর্থে দেখি’ শ্রীরাম-লক্ষ্মণ ।

তিলকাঞ্চী আসি’ কৈল শিব দরশন ॥ ২২০ ॥

ciyaḍatalā tīrthe dekhi’ śrī-rāma-lakṣmaṇa

tila-kāñcī āsi’ kaila śiva daraśana

Translation

After this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to a holy place known as Ciyaḍatalā, where He saw the Deities of the two brothers Lord Rāmacandra and Lakṣmaṇa. He then proceeded to Tila-kāñcī, where He saw the temple of Lord Śiva.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Visiting Temples at Two Holy Places

  1. 1

    At Ciyaḍatalā, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the Deities of the two brothers, Lord Rāmacandra and Lakṣmaṇa.

  2. 2

    Ciyaḍatalā is also known as Cheratalā and is near the city of Kaila.

  3. 3

    The Lord then visited the temple of Lord Śiva at Tila-kāñcī. This place, also called Tenkasi, is about thirty miles northeast of Tirunelveli.

Key points from the purport
  • It is near the city of Kaila, and there is a temple there dedicated to Lord Śrī Rāmacandra and His brother Lakṣmaṇa.
  • Tila-kāñcī (Tenkasi) is about thirty miles northeast of the city of Tirunelveli.

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:

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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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ciyaḍatalānamed Ciyaḍatalā
  2. tīrtheat the holy place
  3. dekhi’seeing
  4. śrī-rāma-lakṣmaṇathe Deity of Lord Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa
  5. tila-kāñcīto Tila-kāñcī
  6. āsi’coming
  7. kailadid
  8. śiva daraśanavisiting the temple of Lord Śiva
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which Deities did the Lord see at each of these two places?

Practice

Write down the two holy places and the Deities associated with each.

Live this todayVisiting Temples at Two Holy PlacesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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