CC Madhya 9.282 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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
This city of Pāṇḍarapura is situated on the river Bhīmā. It is said that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu initiated Tukārāma when He visited Pāṇḍarapura. This 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 was a disciple of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and his 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 four hands. He is Nārāyaṇa.