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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 9.224Madhya 9.226

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.225

তমাল-কার্তিক দেখি’ আইল বেতাপনি ।

রঘুনাথ দেখি’ তাহাঁ বঞ্চিলা রজনী ॥ ২২৫ ॥

tamāla-kārtika dekhi’ āila vetāpani

raghunātha dekhi’ tāhāṅ vañcilā rajanī

Translation

After visiting Mallāra-deśa, Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Tamāla-kārtika and then to Vetāpani. There He saw the temple of Raghunātha, Lord Rāmacandra, and passed the night.

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 Along the Journey

  1. 1

    After Mallāra-deśa, Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Tamāla-kārtika and then to Vetāpani.

  2. 2

    Tamāla-kārtika is within the jurisdiction of Tovalai, forty-four miles south of Tirunelveli. Its temple is dedicated to Subrahmaṇya, or Lord Kārtika, the son of Lord Śiva.

  3. 3

    At Vetāpani, the Lord saw the temple of Raghunātha, Lord Rāmacandra, and passed the night.

Key points from the purport
  • Tamāla-kārtika is forty-four miles south of Tirunelveli and two miles south of Aramavallī Mountain.
  • It is located within the jurisdiction of Tovalai.
  • At Tamāla-kārtika is a temple of Subrahmaṇya, or Lord Kārtika, the son of Lord Śiva.

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 then confronted the Bhaṭṭathāris at Mallāra-deśa and saved Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa from their clutches. The Lord also collected the Brahma-saṁhitā, fifth chapter, on the banks of the Payasvinī River.
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. tamāla-kārtikathe place named Tamāla-kārtika
  2. dekhi’seeing
  3. āilacame
  4. vetāpanito Vetāpani
  5. raghunātha dekhi’seeing the temple of Lord Rāmacandra
  6. tāhāṅthere
  7. vañcilā rajanīpassed the night
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What helps you distinguish the temples at Tamāla-kārtika and Vetāpani?

Practice

Write the two temple locations and their respective Deities in your study notes.

Live this todayVisiting Temples Along the JourneyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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