Text 57]
Šri Mādhavendra Puri’s Devotional Service
25
TRANSLATION
All the brāhmaṇa priests of the village gathered together with nine water pots, and water from Govinda-kunḍa lake was brought there and filtered.
TEXT 56
নৰ শতবৰ্ট জল  কৈল উপনীত ।।
नाना बाछ  -छेत्री बाजे, खोगंग गांव गीठ ॥ ८७ ॥
nava śata-ghaṭa jala kaila upanīta  
 nānā vādya-bherī bāje, strī-gaṇa gāya gīta
SYNONYMS
nava —nine;  śata-ghaṭa —hundreds of water pots;  jala —water;  kaila —made;  upanīta —brought;  nānā —various;  vādya —musical sounds;  bherī —bugles;  bāje —vibrate;  strī-gaṇa —all the women;  gāya —chant;  gīta —various songs.
TRANSLATION
When the Deity was being installed, nine hundred pots of water were brought from Govinda-kuṇḍa. There were musical sounds of bugles and drums and the singing of women.
TEXT 57
কেহ গান্ধা, কেহ নাচ্চে, মহোৎসব হৈল।।
দখি, তুন্ধ, স্বত আইল গ্রামে যত ছিল ॥ ৫৭ ॥
keha gāya, keha nāce, mahotsava haila dadhi, dugdha, ghṛta āila grāme yata chila
SYNONYMS
keha gāya —some sing;  keha nāce —some dance;  mahotsava haila —there was a festival;  dadhi —yogurt;  dugdha —milk;  ghṛta —clarified butter;  āila —was brought;  grāme —in the village;  yata —as much;  chila —as there was.
TRANSLATION
During the festival at the installation ceremony, some people sang and some danced. All the milk, yogurt and clarified butter in the village was brought to the festival.