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The Lord’s Dancing at Ratha-yātrā
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TRANSLATION
Strong, puffed-up cotton pads called tulīs were spread out from the throne to the car, and the heavy Deity of Lord Jagannātha was carried from one pillow-like pad to the next by the dayitās.
TEXT 12
প্রভূ-পদাঘাতে তুলী  হয় খণ্ড খণ্ড ।  তুলা সব উড়ি’  যায়,   শব্দ হয় প্রচণ্ড ॥ ১২ ॥
prabhu-padāghāte tulī haya khaṇḍa khaṇḍa tulā saba uḍi’ yāya, śabda haya pracaṇḍa
SYNONYMS
prabhu-pada-āghāte —by the kićking of Lord Jagannātha;  tulī —the pads;  haya —become;  khaṇḍa khaṇḍa —broken to pieces;  tulā —cotton from inside;  saba —all;  uḍi' yāya —rises;  śabda —sound;  haya —there is;  pracaṇḍa —very much.
TRANSLATION
While the dayitās carried the heavy Jagannātha Deity from one pad to the next, some of the pads broke, and the cotton contents floated into the air. When they broke, they made a heavy, cracking sound.
TEXT 13
বিশ্বম্ভর জগন্নাথে কে চালাইতে পারে ? আপন ইচ্ছায় চলে করিতে বিহারে ॥ ১৩ ॥
viśvambhara jagannāthe ke cālāite pāre? āpana icchāya cale karite vihāre
SYNONYMS
viśvambhara —the maintainer of the universe;  jagannāthe —Lord Jagannātha;  ke —who;  cālāite —cause to be carried;  pāre —can;  āpana —personal;  icchāya —by His will;  cale —moves;  karite —to act;  vihāre —in pastimes.
TRANSLATION
Lord Jagannātha is the maintainer of the whole universe. Who can carry Him from one place to another? However, the Lord moves by His personal will just to perform His pastimes.