Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 79 Verses 19-21

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 79: Lord Balarāma Goes on Pilgrimage

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.79.19-21

tato 'bhivrajya bhagavān

keralāḿs tu trigartakān

gokarṇākhyaḿ śiva-kṣetraḿ

sānnidhyaḿ yatra dhūrjaṭeḥ

āryāḿ dvaipāyanīḿ dṛṣṭvā

śūrpārakam agād balaḥ

tāpīḿ payoṣṇīḿ nirvindhyām

upaspṛśyātha daṇḍakam

praviśya revām agamad

yatra māhiṣmatī purī

manu-tīrtham upaspṛśya

prabhāsaḿ punar āgamat

SYNONYMS

tataḥ — then; abhivrajya — traveling; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; keralān — through the kingdom of Kerala; tu — and; trigartakān — Trigarta; gokarṇa-ākhyam — named Gokarṇa (on the coast of the Arabian Sea in northern Karnataka); śiva-kṣetram — the place sacred to Lord Śiva; sānnidhyam — manifestation; yatra — where; dhūrjaṭeḥ — of Lord Śiva; āryām — the honored goddess (Pārvatī, wife of Lord Śiva); dvaipa — on an island (off the coast near Gokarṇa); ayanīm — who resides; dṛṣṭvā — seeing; śūrpārakam — to the holy district of Śūrpāraka; agāt — went; balaḥ — Lord Balarāma; tāpīm payoṣṇīm nirvindhyām — to the Tāpī, Payoṣṇī and Nirvindhyā rivers; upaspṛśya — touching water; atha — next; daṇḍakam — the Daṇḍaka forest; praviśya — entering; revām — to the Revā River; agamat — He went; yatra — where; māhiṣmatī purī — the city of Māhiṣmatī; manu-tīrtham — to Manu-tīrtha; upaspṛśya — touching water; prabhāsam — to Prabhāsa; punaḥ — again; āgamat — He came.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Lord then traveled through the kingdoms of Kerala and Trigarta, visiting Lord Śiva's sacred city of Gokarṇa, where Lord Dhūrjaṭi [Śiva] directly manifests himself. After also visiting Goddess Pārvatī, who dwells on an island, Lord Balarāma went to the holy district of Śūrpāraka and bathed in the Tāpī, Payoṣṇī and Nirvindhyā rivers. He next entered the Daṇḍaka forest and went to the river Revā, along which the city of Māhiṣmatī is found. Then He bathed at Manu-tīrtha and finally returned to Prabhāsa.

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