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  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 9.224",
  "description":"After visiting Kanyā-kumārī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu came to Āmlitalā, where He saw the Deity of Śrī Rāmacandra. Thereafter He went to a place known as Mallāra-deśa, where a community of Bhaṭṭathāris lived."

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Cc. Madhya 9.224

Text

āmlitalāya dekhi' śrī-rāma gaurahari
mallāra-deśete āilā yathā bhaṭṭathāri

Synonyms

āmlitalāya—at Āmlitalā; dekhi'—seeing; śrī-rāma—the Deity of Rāmacandra; gaurahari—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; mallāra-deśete—to Mallāra-deśa; āilā—came; yathā—where; bhaṭṭathāri—the Bhaṭṭathāri community.

Translation

After visiting Kanyā-kumārī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu came to Āmlitalā, where He saw the Deity of Śrī Rāmacandra. Thereafter He went to a place known as Mallāra-deśa, where a community of Bhaṭṭathāris lived.

Purport

North of Mallāra-deśa is South Kanaraḍā. To the east is Coorg and Mysoreīśū, to the south is Cochin, and to the west is the Arabian Sea. As far as the Bhaṭṭathāris are concerned, they are a nomadic community. They camp wherever they like and have no fixed place of residence. Outwardly they take up the dress of sannyāsīs, but their real business is stealing and cheating. They allure others to supply women for their camp, and they cheat many women and keep them within their community. In this way they increase their population. In Bengal also there is a similar community. Actually, all over the world there are nomadic communities whose business is simply to allure, cheat and steal innocent women.