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The Lord’s Dancing at Ratha-yātrā
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TRANSLATION
For the pastimes of the Ratha-yātrā ceremony, Lord Jagannātha got aboard one car, and His sister, Subhadrā, and elder brother, Balarāma, got aboard two other cars.
TEXT 23
পঞ্চদশ দিন ঈশ্বর মহালক্ষ্মী লঞ্া ।
তাঁর সঙ্গে ক্রীড়া কৈল নিভৃতে বসিয়া ॥ ২৩ ॥
pañca-daśa dina īśvara mahā-lakṣmī lañā tāṅra saṅge krīḍā kaila nibhṛte vasiyā
SYNONYMS
pañca-daśa dina —fifteen days;  īśvara —the Lord;  mahā-lakṣmī —the supreme goddess of fortune;  lañā —with;  tāṅra saṅge —in her company;  kriḍā —enjoyment;  kaila —performed;  nibhṛte —in a solitary place;  vasiyā —sitting.
TRANSLATION
For fifteen days the Lord had remained in a secluded place with the supreme goddess of fortune and had performed His pastimes with her.
PURPORT
The fifteen-day period of  anavasara  is also called  nibhṛta , in honor of the solitary place where the supreme goddess of fortune lives. After living there a fortnight, Lord Jagannātha took permission from the goddess of fortune to leave.
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তাঁহার সন্মতি লঞ্য ভক্তে স্থখ দিতে ।  
 রথে চড়ি’ বাহির হৈল বিহার করিতে ॥ ২৪ ॥
tāṅhāra sammati lañā bhakte sukha dite rathe caḍi’ bāhira haila vihāra karite
SYNONYMS
tāṅhāra sammati —her permission;  lañā —taking;  bhakte —the devotees;  sukha dite —to please;  rathe caḍi' —riding on the car;  bāhira haila —came out;  vihāra karite —to perform pastimes.