Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 9 Verse 17

Madhya-līlā | Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 9.17

nṛsiḿha dekhiyā tāńre kaila nati-stuti

siddhavaṭa gelā yāhāń mūrti sītāpati

SYNONYMS

nṛsiḿha dekhiyā — after seeing the Lord Nṛsiḿha Deity; tāńre — unto Him; kaila — did; nati-stuti — offering of various prayers; siddhavaṭa — to Siddhavaṭa; gelā — He went; yāhāń — where; mūrti — the Deity; sītā-pati — Lord Rāmacandra.

TRANSLATION

Upon seeing the Ahovala-nṛsiḿha Deity, Caitanya Mahāprabhu offered many prayers unto the Lord. He then went to Siddhavaṭa, where He saw the Deity of Rāmacandra, the Lord of Sītādevī.

PURPORT

Siddhavaṭa, also known as Sidhauṭa, is ten miles east of the village of Kuḍāpā. Previously this place was also known as the southern Benares. There is a great banyan tree there, and it is therefore known as Siddhavaṭa. Vaṭa means banyan tree.

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