Mandakini River

Information – Next to the temple is a lake left behind by the Mandakini River that flowed here at that time. When Lord Narasimhadeva arrived here, He drank the sweet waters of this river to refresh Himself.

Nityānanda spoke: “This is Devapalli, and here is the temple of Nrsimhadeva, well known since Satya-yuga. After bestowing His mercy on Prahlada by killing Hiranyakasipu, the Lord came here to rest.
“Brahma and the other demigods made their houses here and formed a village. This village was established on tilās, hillocks, here on the bank of the Mandākinī River, and all the residents became absorbed in the worship of Nrsimhadeva. According to the scriptures, this village in Navadvīpa, named Śrī Nrsimha-kṣetra, is most purifying.
“See here Surya-ṭilā and Brahmā-ṭilā and to the east was Nrsimha-tilā. The place is now transformed. See there Gaṇeśa-tilā, and over there is Indra-țilā. Though Viśvakarmā built hundreds of jeweled houses here, in time, all were destroyed, and the Mandakini dried up. Now only the hillocks mark the places. See these countless broken stones, the remnants of the temples. Again in the future, one devotee king will receive a drop of Nrsimha’s mercy, and he will make a large temple, reinstall Nrsimha, and take up service to Nrsimha again. This is on the border of the Navadvipa parikrama within the sixteen krosas.“
(Sri Navadvipa-Dhama-Mahatmya, Chapter 7)

“Let us pray therefore that in the desert of our tongue, which is practically dried up being deprived of sufficient drinks of the nectarine derived from the activities of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu—a river be flown (flowing). And what is that river? The river is like the Mandakini which flows in the celestial Kingdom. Not only such a Mandakini may flow but also she must be decorated with lotus flowers which are emblems of the lotus feet of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and also such lotus flowers maybe over crowded with bees-like devotees constantly engaged in humming by chanting and singing the glories of Shri Krishna, combined with dancing of other devotees who are compared with ducks and other aquatic birds.”
(Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila, Chapter 2)