Volume 3 - Prabhupada Books

CHAPTER 9
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's
Travels to the Holy Places
A summary of the Ninth Chapter is given by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. After
leaving Vidyanagara, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited such places of pilgrimage as
Gautami-galiga, Mallikarjuna, Ahovala-nrsirhha, Siddhava�, Skanda-�etra, Tri­
ma�ha, Vrddhakasi, Bauddha-sthana, Tripati, Trimalla, Pana-nrsirhha, Siva-kanci,
Vi�Qu-kafici, Trikala-hasti, Vrddhakola, Siyali-bhairavi, Kaveri-tira and Kumbhakar­
l)a-kapala.
Finally the Lord went to Sri Raliga-�etra, where He converted a brahmaf)a
named Vyelika�a Bha��a, who, along with his family, became a devotee of Kr�Qa.
After leaving Sri Raliga, Caitanya Mahaprabhu reached ��abha-parvata, where He
met Paramananda Puri, who later arrived at Jagannatha PurL Lord Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu then proceeded farther, arriving at Setubandha Ramesvara. At Sri
Saila-parvata, the Lord met Lord Siva and his wife Durga in the dress of a brahmaf)a
and brahmal)i. From there He went to Kamako��hi-puri and later arrived at
southern Mathura. A brahmal)a devotee of Lord Ramacandra talked with Him.
Then the Lord took His bath in the River Krtamala. On the hill known as
Mahendra-saila, the Lord saw Para.Surama Then the Lord went to Setubandha and
took His bath at Dhanus-tirtha. He also visited Ramesvara, where He collected
some papers connected with Sitadevi, whose illusory form was kidnapped by
Raval)a. The Lord next visited the places known as Pal)