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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 9.220Madhya 9.222

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.221

গজেন্দ্রমোক্ষণ-তীর্থে দেখি বিষ্ণুমূর্তি ।

পানাগড়ি-তীর্থে আসি’ দেখিল সীতাপতি ॥ ২২১ ॥

gajendra-mokṣaṇa-tīrthe dekhi viṣṇu-mūrti

pānāgaḍi-tīrthe āsi’ dekhila sītāpati

Translation

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then visited the holy place named Gajendra-mokṣaṇa, where He went to a temple of Lord Viṣṇu. He then came to Pānāgaḍi, a holy place where He saw the Deities of Lord Rāmacandra and Sītā.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Recognizing the Deity at Gajendra-mokṣaṇa

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the temple of Lord Viṣṇu at Gajendra-mokṣaṇa.

  2. 2

    This temple is sometimes mistaken for a temple of Lord Śiva, but the Deity is actually Viṣṇu. It stands about two miles south of Kaivera (Nagercoil).

  3. 3

    The Lord then went to Pānāgaḍi, where He saw the Deities of Lord Rāmacandra and Sītā.

Key points from the purport
  • The Gajendra-mokṣaṇa temple is sometimes mistaken for a temple of Lord Śiva.
  • It is about two miles south of the city of Kaivera (Nagercoil).
  • Actually the Deity is not of Lord Śiva but of Viṣṇu.

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. gajendra-mokṣaṇa-tīrtheat the holy place named Gajendra-mokṣaṇa
  2. dekhiseeing
  3. viṣṇu-mūrtithe Deity of Lord Viṣṇu
  4. pānāgaḍi-tīrtheto the holy place Pānāgaḍi
  5. āsi’coming
  6. dekhilasaw
  7. sītā-patiLord Śrī Rāmacandra and Sītādevī
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the purport clarify your understanding of the Gajendra-mokṣaṇa temple?

Practice

Note the purport’s correction: the Deity at Gajendra-mokṣaṇa is Viṣṇu, not Lord Śiva.

Live this todayRecognizing the Deity at Gajendra-mokṣaṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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