tÄmraparṇī snÄna kari' tÄmraparṇī-tÄ«re
naya tripati dekhi' bule kutūhale
tÄmraparṇī - in the TÄmraparṇī River; snÄna kari' - taking a bath; tÄmraparṇī-tÄ«re - on the bank of the TÄmraparṇī River; naya tripati - the place named Naya-tripati; dekhi' - after seeing; bule - wandered on; kutÅ«hale - in great curiosity.
There were nine temples of Lord Viṣṇu at Naya-tripati, on the bank of the river TÄmraparṇī, and after bathing in the river, Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu saw the Deities with great curiosity and wandered on.
The nine Viṣṇu temples known as Naya-tripati (Nava-tirupati) are situated in and around Ä€lvÄr Tirunagarai. This is a town about seventeen miles southeast of Tirunelveli. All the Deities of the temples assemble together during a yearly festival in the town.
