CC Madhya 9.219
Bengali
তাম্রপর্ণী স্নান করি’ তাম্রপর্ণী-তীরে ।
নয় ত্রিপতি দেখি’ বুলে কুতূহলে ॥ ২১৯ ॥
নয় ত্রিপতি দেখি’ বুলে কুতূহলে ॥ ২১৯ ॥
Verse text
tāmraparṇī snāna kari’ tāmraparṇī-tīre
naya tripati dekhi’ bule kutūhale
naya tripati dekhi’ bule kutūhale
Synonyms
tāmraparṇī — in the Tāmraparṇī River; snāna kari’ — taking a bath; tāmraparṇī-tīre — on the bank of the Tāmraparṇī River; naya tripati — the place named Naya-tripati; dekhi’ — after seeing; bule — wandered on; kutūhale — in great curiosity.
Translation
There were nine temples of Lord Viṣṇu at Naya-tripati, on the bank of the river Tāmraparṇī, and after bathing in the river, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the Deities with great curiosity and wandered on.
Purport
The nine Viṣṇu temples known as Naya-tripati (Nava-tirupati) are situated in and around Ālvār 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.