CC Madhya 9.68
Bengali
শিবকাঞ্চী আসিয়া কৈল শিব দরশন ।
প্রভাবে ‘বৈষ্ণব’ কৈল সব শৈবগণ ॥ ৬৮ ॥
প্রভাবে ‘বৈষ্ণব’ কৈল সব শৈবগণ ॥ ৬৮ ॥
Verse text
śiva-kāñcī āsiyā kaila śiva daraśana
prabhāve ‘vaiṣṇava’ kaila saba śaiva-gaṇa
prabhāve ‘vaiṣṇava’ kaila saba śaiva-gaṇa
Synonyms
Translation
Arriving at Śiva-kāñcī, Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the deity of Lord Śiva. By His influence, He converted all the devotees of Lord Śiva into Vaiṣṇavas.
Purport
Śiva-kāñcī is also known as Kāñcīpuram, or the Benares of southern India. In Śiva-kāñcī there are hundreds of temples containing symbolic representations of Lord Śiva, and one of these temples is said to be very, very old.