mahÄprabhu cali' ÄilÄ tripati-trimalle
catur-bhuja mÅ«rti dekhi' vyeá¹…kaá¹Ädrye cale
mahÄprabhu - Lord ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu; cali' ÄilÄ - arrived by walking; tripati-trimalle - at the holy places named Tirupati and Tirumala; catur-bhuja - four-handed; mÅ«rti - Deity; dekhi' - seeing; vyeá¹…kaá¹a-adrye - to the holy place Veá¹…kaá¹a Hill; cale - began to proceed.
ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu next arrived at Tirupati and Tirumala, where He saw a four-handed Deity. Then He proceeded toward Veá¹…kaá¹a Hill.
ÅšrÄ«la BhaktisiddhÄnta SarasvatÄ« ṬhÄkura has actually described the chronological order of Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu’s visit. The Tirupati temple is sometimes called Tirupaá¹ura. It is situated on the northern side of Arcot in the district of Candragiri. It is a famous holy place of pilgrimage. In pursuance of His name, Veá¹…kaá¹eÅ›vara, the four-handed Lord Viṣṇu, the Deity of BÄlÄjÄ«, with His potencies named ÅšrÄ« and BhÅ«, is located on Veá¹…kaá¹a Hill, about eight miles from Tirupati. This Veá¹…kaá¹eÅ›vara Deity is in the form of Lord Viṣṇu, and the place where He is situated is known as Veá¹…kaá¹a-ká¹£etra. There are many temples in southern India, but this BÄlÄjÄ« temple is especially opulent. A great fair is held there in the month of Āśvina (September-October). There is a railway station called Tirupati on the Southern Railway. Nimna-tirupati is located in the valley of Veá¹…kaá¹a Hill. There are several temples there also, among which are those of GovindarÄja and Lord RÄmacandra.
