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nasike tryambaka dekhi’ gela brahmagiri

kusavarte aila yahan janmila godavari

SYNONYMS

nasike—at the holy place Nasika; tryambaka—a deity of Lord Siva; dekhi’-after seeing; gela—went; brahmagiri—to the place known as Brahmagiri; kusavarte aila—then He came to the holy place known as Kusavarta; yahan—where; janmila—took birth; godavari—the river Godavari.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then visited Nasika, where He saw the deity of Tryambaka (Lord Siva).

He then went to Brahma-giri and then to Kusavarta, the source of the river Godavari.

PURPORT

Kusavarta is located in the western ghata, at Sahyadri.

It is near Nasika, a holy place, but according to some it was situated in the valley of Vindhya.