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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 9.310Madhya 9.312

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.311

ধনুস্তীর্থ দেখি’ করিলা নির্বিন্ধ্যাতে স্নানে ।

ঋষ্যমূক-গিরি আইলা দণ্ডকারণ্যে ॥ ৩১১ ॥

dhanus-tīrtha dekhi’ karilā nirvindhyāte snāne

ṛṣyamūka-giri āilā daṇḍakāraṇye

Translation

The Lord next arrived at Dhanus-tīrtha, where He took His bath in the river Nirvindhyā. He then arrived at Ṛṣyamūka Mountain and then went to Daṇḍakāraṇya.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Journey Reaches Daṇḍakāraṇya

  1. 1

    The Lord bathed in the Nirvindhyā at Dhanus-tīrtha. He then went to Ṛṣyamūka Mountain and Daṇḍakāraṇya.

  2. 2

    Some identify Ṛṣyamūka with a mountain chain beginning at Hāmpi-grāma along the Tuṅgabhadrā. Others place it in Madhya Pradesh, with the present name Rāmpa.

  3. 3

    Daṇḍakāraṇya is a spacious tract through which the Godāvarī River flows. It contains a great forest where Lord Rāmacandra lived.

Key points from the purport
  • According to some opinions, Ṛṣyamūka is a chain of mountains beginning at the village of Hāmpi-grāma in the district of Belāri.
  • The mountain chain begins along the bank of the river Tuṅgabhadrā, which gradually reaches the state of Hyderabad.
  • The Godāvarī River flows through this tract of land, and there is a great forest there where Lord Rāmacandra lived.

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 visited the Tāpī River, Māhiṣmatī-pura, the Narmadā River and Ṛṣyamūka-parvata. He entered Daṇḍakāraṇya and liberated seven palm trees.
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. dhanuḥ-tīrthaDhanus-tīrtha
  2. dekhi’seeing
  3. karilādid
  4. nirvindhyātein the river Nirvindhyā
  5. snānebathing
  6. ṛṣyamūka-giriat the Ṛṣyamūka Mountain
  7. āilāarrived
  8. daṇḍaka-araṇyein the forest known as Daṇḍakāraṇya
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that Lord Rāmacandra lived in this forest shape your appreciation of the visit?

Practice

Write one sentence recalling Daṇḍakāraṇya as the forest where Lord Rāmacandra lived.

Live this todayThe Journey Reaches DaṇḍakāraṇyaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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