# Cc. Madhya 9.310 ## Text > tāpī snāna kari' āilā māhiṣmatī-pure > nānā tīrtha dekhi tāhāṅ narmadāra tīre ## Synonyms *tāpī*—in the Tāpī River; *snāna* *kari'*—taking a bath; *āilā*—arrived; *māhiṣmatī*-*pure*—at Māhiṣmatī-pura; *nānā* *tīrtha*—many holy places; *dekhi*—seeing; *tāhāṅ*—there; *narmadāra* *tīre*—on the bank of the river Narmadā. ## 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 presently 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 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 "After acquiring jewels, Sahadeva went to the city of Māhiṣmatī, where he fought with a king called Nīla."