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kumbhakarna-kapale dekhi’ sarovara
siva-ksetre siva dekhe gauranga-sundara
SYNONYMS
kumbhakarna-kapale—at Kumbhakarna-kapala; dekhi’-after seeing; sarovara—the lake; siva-ksetre—at Siva-ksetra; siva—Lord Siva; dekhe—sees; gauranga-sundara—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
At Kumbhakarna-kapala, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw a great lake and then the holy place named Siva-ksetra, where a temple of Lord Siva is located.
PURPORT
Kumbhakarna is the name of the brother of Ravana.
At the present moment the city of Kumbhakarna-kapala is known as Kumbhakonnam; it is situated twenty miles northeast of the city of Tanjorean.
There are twelve temples of Lord Siva located at Kumbhakonnam, as well as four Visnu temples and one temple to Lord Brahma.
Siva-ksetra, within the city of Tanjorean, is situated near a big lake known as Siva-ganga.
At this place is a large temple of Lord Siva known as Brhatisvara-siva-mandira.