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The Lord’s Dancing at Ratha-yātrā
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by the mercy of the Lord and the  guru . By the Lord's mercy one gets the association of a bona fide  guru , and by the mercy of the  guru , one gets a chance to render devotional service. Devotional service, the science of  bhakti-yoga , carries one from this material world to the spiritual world.
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রথের সাজনি দেখি’ লোকে চমৎকার।।
লব ছেমমফ রথ —সুমেরু-আকার ॥ ১৯ ॥  ॥
rathera sājani dekhi’ loke camatkāra nava hemamaya ratha—sumeru-ākāra
SYNONYMS
rathera —of the car;  sājani —decoration;  dekhi' —by seeing;  loke —everyone;  camatkāra —astonished;  nava —new;  hema-maya —golden;  ratha —chariot car;  sumeru-ākāra —as high as the mountain Sumeru.
TRANSLATION
Everyone was astonished to see the decorations on the Ratha car. The car appeared to be newly made of gold, and it was as high as Mount Sumeru.
PURPORT
In the year 1973 there was a gorgeous Ratha-yātrā festival in London, England, and the car was brought to Trafalgar Square. The London daily newspaper the  Guardian  published a front-page photo caption: "ISKCON Ratha-yātrā is rival to the Nelson Column in Trafalgar Square." The Nelson Column is a very impressive statue of Lord Nelson and can be seen from a good distance. Just as the residents of Purī compared the Ratha-yātrā car to Mount Sumeru, the residents of London considered the car rival to the Nelson Monument.
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মাতৃ মাতৃ সু-চামর-দপিণে উজ্জল ।।
উপরে পতাকা  শোভৈ চাঁদোয়া নিৰ্মল ॥ ২০ ॥
śata śata su-cāmara-darpaṇe ujjvala upare patākā śobhe cāṅdoyā nirmala