Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c6.s2.101

c6.s2.101

After this delightful experience Caitanya proceeded further south. His religious attitude was catholic enough to allow homage to all kinds of deities irrespective of their sectarian connexion. Among the places and temples he visited, it is interesting to note that he spent some months with Śrīvaiṣṇava devotees at Śrīraṅgam on the Kaveri, visited the Śṛṅgeri monastery in Mysore founded by Śaṃkarācārya, and stayed for a few days at Udipi in South Kaṇaḍa district, the home of Madhva where he worshipped the image of Kṛṣṇa said to have been installed by Madhva himself, and discoursed on Vaiṣṇavism with Madhva worshippers. He went up to Pandharpur, at that time a great centre of Maratha Vaiṣṇavism. He is then said to have proceeded north beyond Bombay up to Somnāth, Dvārakā and Prabhāsa,¹ and turning back, struck across Central India until he came again to the place of Rāmānanda Rāya on his way back to Puri.