CC Madhya 9.282 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 282
- tathā haite pāṇḍarapure āilā gauracandra
- viṭhṭhala-ṭhākura dekhi’ pāilā ānanda
SYNONYMS
tathā haite—from there; pāṇḍara-pure—to Pāṇḍarapura; āilā—came; gauracandra—Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; viṭhṭhala-ṭhākura—the Deity known as Viṭhṭhala; dekhi’—seeing; pāilā—got; ānanda—great happiness.
TRANSLATION
From there Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Pāṇḍarapura, where He happily saw the temple of Viṭhṭhala Ṭhākura.
PURPORT
The city of Pāṇḍarapura is situated on the river Bhīmā. It is said that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu initiated Tukārāma when He visited Pāṇḍarapura, and thus Tukārāma became His disciple. Tukārāma Ācārya became very famous in the Maharashtra province, and he spread the saṅkīrtana movement all over the province. The saṅkīrtana party belonging to Tukārāma is still very popular in Bombay and throughout the province of Maharashtra. Tukārāma’s book is known as Abhaṅga. His saṅkīrtana party exactly resembles the Gauḍīya-Vaiṣṇava saṅkīrtana parties, for they chant the holy name of the Lord with mṛdaṅga and karatālas.
The Lord Viṭhṭhaladeva mentioned in this verse is a form of Lord Viṣṇu with two hands. He is Nārāyaṇa.