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ទំព័រ Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 13
TRANSLATION
The pullers of the car were known as gaudas, and they pulled with great pleasure. However, the car sometimes went very fast and sometimes very slow.
TEXT 28
ক্ষণে স্থির হঞা রছে, টানিলেহ না চলে । 
ঈশ্বর-ইচ্ছায় চলে, না চলে কারো বলে ॥ ২৬ ॥
kşane sthira hañā rahe, ṭānileha nā cale  
 īśvara-icchāya cale, nā cale kāro bale
SYNONYMS
kṣaṇe —sometimes;  sthira —still;  hañā —becoming;  rahe —stays;  ṭāṅileha —in spite of being pulled;  nā cale —does not go;  īśvara-icchāya —by the will of the Lord;  cale —goes;  nā cale —does not go;  kāro —of anyone;  bale —by the strength.
TRANSLATION
Sometimes the car would stand still and not move, even though it was pulled very vigorously. The chariot therefore moved by the will of the Lord, not by the strength of any ordinary person.
TEXT 29
তবে মহাপ্রভু সব লঞ্জা ভক্তগণ । 
স্বহস্তে পরাষ্ট্ল সবে মাল্য-চন্দন ॥ ২৯ ॥
tabe mahāprabhu saba lañā bhakta-gaṇa svahaste parāila sabe mālya-candana
SYNONYMS
tabe —at that time;  mahāprabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  saba —all;  lañā —taking;  bhakta-gaṇa —devotees;  sva-haste —by His own hand;  parāila —decorated;  sabe —everyone;  mālya-candana —with flower garlands and pulp of sandalwood.
TRANSLATION
As the car stood still, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gathered all His devotees and, with His own hand, decorated them with flower garlands and sandalwood pulp.