tÄpÄ« snÄna kari' ÄilÄ mÄhiá¹£matÄ«-pure
nÄnÄ tÄ«rtha dekhi tÄhÄá¹… narmadÄra tÄ«re
tÄpÄ« - in the TÄpÄ« River; snÄna kari' - taking a bath; ÄilÄ - arrived; mÄhiá¹£matÄ«-pure - at MÄhiá¹£matÄ«-pura; nÄnÄ tÄ«rtha - many holy places; dekhi - seeing; tÄhÄá¹… - there; narmadÄra tÄ«re - on the bank of the river NarmadÄ.
ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu next arrived at the banks of the river TÄpÄ«. After bathing there, He went to MÄhiá¹£matÄ«-pura. While there, He saw many holy places on the banks of the river NarmadÄ.
The river TÄpÄ« is also known as TÄpti. The river’s source is a mountain called MultÄi, and the river flows westward through the state of SaurÄá¹£á¹ra and into the Arabian Sea.
MÄhiá¹£matÄ«-pura (Maheshwar) is mentioned in MahÄbhÄrata in connection with Sahadeva’s victory. Sahadeva, the youngest brother of the PÄṇá¸avas, conquered that part of the country. As stated in the MahÄbhÄrata:
tato ratnÄny upÄdÄya purÄ«á¹ mÄhiá¹£matÄ«á¹ yayau
tatra nÄ«lena rÄjÃ±Ä sa cakre yuddhaá¹ narará¹£abhaḥ
“After acquiring jewels, Sahadeva went to the city of MÄhiá¹£matÄ«, where he fought with a king called NÄ«la.â€
