Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Madhya-lila

Chapter 9: Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places. Text 166

ṛṣabha-parvate cali' ÄilÄ gaurahari
nÄrÄyaṇa dekhilÄ tÄá¹…hÄ nati-stuti kari'

 á¹›á¹£abha-parvate - to the Ṛṣabha Hill; cali' - walking; ÄilÄ - arrived; gaurahari - Lord ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu; nÄrÄyaṇa - the Deity of Lord NÄrÄyaṇa; dekhilÄ - saw; tÄá¹…hÄ - there; nati-stuti kari' - offering obeisances and prayers.


Text

When the Lord arrived at Ṛṣabha Hill, He saw the temple of Lord NÄrÄyaṇa and offered obeisances and various prayers.

Purport

Ṛṣabha Hill (Ä€nÄgaá¸a-malaya-parvata) lies twelve miles north of Madurai City, in the district of Madurai, in southern Tamil Nadu. It is one of the mountains known as the Kuá¹­akÄcalas. Nearby Ṛṣabha Hill is the forest where Lord Ṛṣabhadeva burned Himself to ashes.