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tamraparni snana kari’ tamraparni-tire
naya tripati dekhi’ bule kutuhale
SYNONYMS
tamraparni—in the Tamraparni River; snana kari’-taking a bath; tamraparni-tire—on the bank of the Tamraparni River; naya tripati—the Deity named Naya-tripati; dekhi’-after seeing; bule—wandered on; kutuhale—in great curiosity.
There was also a temple of Lord Visnu at Naya-tripati on the bank of the river Tamraparni, and after bathing in the river, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw the Deity with great curiosity and wandered on.
PURPORT
This Naya-tripati is also called Alwar Tirunagarai.
It is a town about seventeen miles southeast of Tirunelveli.
There are nine temples there of Sripati, or Visnu.
All the Deities of the temples assemble together during a yearly festival in the town.