CC Madhya 9.197 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 197
- tāṅre āśvāsiyā prabhu karilā gamana
- kṛtamālāya snāna kari āilā durvaśana
SYNONYMS
tāṅre āśvāsiyā—assuring him; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; karilā gamana—departed; kṛtamālāya—in the river known as Kṛtamālā; snāna kari—bathing; āilā—came; durvaśana—to Durvaśana.
TRANSLATION
After thus assuring the brāhmaṇa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu proceeded further into southern India and finally arrived at Durvaśana, where He bathed in the river Kṛtamālā.
PURPORT
Presently the Kṛtamālā River is known as the river Bhāgāi. This river has three tributaries, named Surulī, Varāha-nadī and Baṭṭilla-guṇḍu. The river Kṛtamālā is also mentioned in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.39) by the sage Karabhājana.