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CC Madhya 9.15

মল্লিকার্জুন-তীর্থে যাই’ মহেশ দেখিল ।
তাহাঁ সব লোকে কৃষ্ণনাম লওয়াইল ॥ ১৫ ॥
mallikārjuna-tīrthe yāi’ maheśa dekhila
tāhāṅ saba loke kṛṣṇa-nāma laoyāila

Synonyms

mallikārjuna-tīrtheto the holy place known as Mallikārjuna; yāi’going; maheśathe deity of Lord Śiva; dekhilaHe saw; tāhāṅthere; saba lokeall the people; kṛṣṇa-nāmaLord Kṛṣṇa’s holy name; laoyāilaHe induced to chant.

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then went to Mallikārjuna-tīrtha and saw the deity of Lord Śiva there. He also induced all the people to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

Purport

Mallikārjuna is also known as Śrī Saila. It is situated about one hundred miles northeast of Karṇula on the southern bank of the Kṛṣṇā River. There are great walls all around the village, and within the walls resides the deity known as Mallikārjuna. It is a deity of Lord Śiva and is one of the Jyotir-liṅgas.