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prabhu asi’ kaila pampa-sarovare snana

pancavati asi, tahan karila visrama

SYNONYMS

prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; asi’-coming; kaila—did; pampa-sarovare—in the lake known as Pampa; snana—bathing; pancavati asi—then coming to Pancavati; tahan—there; karila—took; visrama—rest.

Eventually Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu arrived at a lake known as Pampa, where He took His bath.

He then went to a place called Pancavati, where He rested.

PURPORT

According to some, the old name of the Tungabhadra River was Pamba.

According to others, Vijaya-nagara, the capital of the state, was known as Pampatirtha.

Yet according to others, the lake near Anagundi, in the direction of Hyderabad, is Pampa-sarovara.

The river Tungabhadra also flows through there.

There are many different opinions about the lake called Pampa-sarovara.