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tāmraparṇī snāna kari’ tāmraparṇī-tīre
naya tripati dekhi’ bule kutūhale
tāmraparṇī — in the Tāmraparṇī River; snāna kari’ — taking a bath; tāmraparṇī-tīre — on the bank of the Tāmraparṇī River; naya tripati — the place named Naya-tripati; dekhi’ — after seeing; bule — wandered on; kutūhale — in great curiosity.
There were nine temples of Lord Viṣṇu at Naya-tripati, on the bank of the river Tāmraparṇī, and after bathing in the river, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the Deities with great curiosity and wandered on.
The nine Viṣṇu temples known as Naya-tripati (Nava-tirupati) are situated in and around Ālvār Tirunagarai. This is a town about seventeen miles southeast of Tirunelveli. All the Deities of the temples assemble together during a yearly festival in the town.