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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 1]
TRANSLATION
After this, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and all the devotees saw the Ratha-yātrā, the car festival ceremony. Caitanya Mahāprabhu Himself danced in front of the car, and after dancing He entered a garden.
TEXT 135
প্রত্যপরুদ্রেরে কৃপা কৈল সেই স্থানে ।
গোড়ীয়াভক্তে আজ্ঞা দিল বিদায়ের দিনে ॥ ১৩৫ ॥
pratāparudrere kṛpā kaila sei sthāne gauḍīyā-bhakte ājñā dila vidāyera dine
SYNONYMS
pratāparudrere —unto King Pratāparudra;  kṛpā —mercy;  kaila —did;  sei sthāne —in that garden;  gauḍīyā-bhakte —to all the devotees of Bengal;  ājñā —the order;  dila —gave;  vidāyera —of departure;  dine —on the day.
TRANSLATION
In that garden, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu bestowed His mercy upon King Pratāparudra. Afterwards, when the Bengali devotees were about to return home, the Lord gave separate orders to almost every one of them.
TEXT 136
প্রত্যক্ষ আসিবে রথযাত্রা-দরশনে ।
এই ছলে চাহে ভক্তগণের মিলনে ॥ ১৩৬ ॥
pratyabda āsibe ratha-yātrā-daraśane ei chale cāhe bhakta-gaṇera milane
SYNONYMS
prati-abda —every year;  āsibe —you should all come;  ratha-yātrā —the car festival;  daraśane —to see;  ei chale —under this plea;  cāhe —desires;  bhakta-gaṇera —of all the devotees;  milane —the meeting.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu desired to meet all the devotees of Bengal every year. Therefore He ordered them to come to see the Ratha-yātrā festival every year.