# Cc. Madhya 9.317 ## Text > nāsike tryambaka dekhi' gelā brahmagiri > kuśāvarte āilā yāhāṅ janmilā godāvarī ## Synonyms *nāsike*—at the holy place Nāsika; *tryambaka*—a deity of Lord Śiva; *dekhi'*—after seeing; *gelā*—went; *brahmagiri*—to the place known as Brahmagiri; *kuśāvarte* *āilā*—then He came to the holy place known as Kuśāvarta; *yāhāṅ*—where; *janmilā*—took birth; *godāvarī*—the river Godāvarī. ## Translation **Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then visited Nāsika, where He saw the deity of Tryambaka [Lord Śiva]. He then went to Brahma-giri and then to Kuśāvarta, the source of the river Godāvarī.** ## Purport Kuśāvarta is located in the western *ghāṭa,* at Sahyādri. It is near Nāsika, a holy place, but according to some it was situated in the valley of Vindhya.