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sveta-varaha dekhi, tanre namaskari’

pitambara-siva-sthane gela gaurahari

SYNONYMS

sveta-varaha—the white boar incarnation; dekhi—seeing; tanre—unto Him; namaskari’-offering respect; pita-ambara—dressed with yellow garments; siva-sthane—to the temple of Lord Siva; gela—went; gaurahari—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

At Vrddhakola, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the temple of Sveta-varaha, the white boar incarnation.

After offering Him respects, the Lord visited the temple of Lord Siva, wherein the deity is dressed with yellow garments.

PURPORT

The temple of the white boar incarnation is situated at Vrddhakola.

The temple is made of stone and is located about one mile south of an oasis known as Balipitham.

There is a Deity of the white boar incarnation, above whose head Sesa Naga serves as an umbrella.

The deity of Lord Siva is known as Pitambara and also as Cidambaram.

This temple is located twenty-six miles south of Cuddaloreda, and the deity there is also known as Akasa-linga.

The deity is in the form of Lord Siva.

This temple is situated on about thirty-nine acres of land, and all this land is surrounded by a wall sixty feet high.