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  "label":"Text 198",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 9.198",
  "description":"At Durvaśana Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the temple of Lord Rāmacandra, and on the hill known as Mahendra-śaila He saw Lord Paraśurāma."

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Cc. Madhya 9.198

Text

durvaśane raghunāthe kaila daraśana
mahendra-śaile paraśurāmera kaila vandana

Synonyms

durvaśane—at Durvaśana; raghunāthe—Lord Rāmacandra; kaila daraśana—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited; mahendra-śaile—on Mahendra-śaila; paraśu-rāmera—to Lord Paraśurāma; kaila vandana—offered prayers.

Translation

At Durvaśana Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the temple of Lord Rāmacandra, and on the hill known as Mahendra-śaila He saw Lord Paraśurāma.

Purport

In Durvaśana, or Darbhaśayana, seven miles east of Ramnad, there is a temple of Lord Rāmacandra overlooking the ocean. The hill known as Mahendra-śaila is near Tirunelveli, and at the end of this hill is a city known as Tiruchendurḍ. West of Mahendra-śaila is the territory of Tribāṅkura. There is mention of Mahendra-śaila in the Rāmāyaṇa.