CC Madhya 9.310
Bengali
তাপী স্নান করি’ আইলা মাহিষ্মতীপুরে ।
নানা তীর্থ দেখি তাহাঁ নর্মদার তীরে ॥ ৩১০ ॥
নানা তীর্থ দেখি তাহাঁ নর্মদার তীরে ॥ ৩১০ ॥
Verse text
tāpī snāna kari’ āilā māhiṣmatī-pure
nānā tīrtha dekhi tāhāṅ narmadāra tīre
nānā tīrtha dekhi tāhāṅ narmadāra tīre
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu next arrived at the banks of the river Tāpī. After bathing there, He went to Māhiṣmatī-pura. While there, He saw many holy places on the banks of the river Narmadā.
Purport
The river Tāpī is also known as Tāpti. The river’s source is a mountain called Multāi, and the river flows westward through the state of Saurāṣṭra and into the Arabian Sea.
Māhiṣmatī-pura (Maheshwar) is mentioned in Mahābhārata in connection with Sahadeva’s victory. Sahadeva, the youngest brother of the Pāṇḍavas, conquered that part of the country. As stated in the Mahābhārata:
tato ratnāny upādāya purīṁ māhiṣmatīṁ yayau
tatra nīlena rājñā sa cakre yuddhaṁ nararṣabhaḥ
tatra nīlena rājñā sa cakre yuddhaṁ nararṣabhaḥ
“After acquiring jewels, Sahadeva went to the city of Māhiṣmatī, where he fought with a king called Nīla.”