84 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 1
TRANSLATION
After this, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and all the devotees saw the
Ratha-yatra, the car festival ceremony. Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself
danced in front of the car, and after dancing He entered a garden.
TEXT 135
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prataparudrere krpa kaila sei sthane
gaudiya-bhakte 4jfia dila vidayera dine
SYNONYMS
pratéparudrere—unto King Prataparudra; krpa—mercy; kaila—did; sei
sthane—in that garden; gaudiyd-bhakte—to all the devotees of Bengal;
ajfia—the order; dila—gave; vidéyera—of departure; dine—on the day.
TRANSLATION
In that garden, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu bestowed His mercy upon
King Prataparudra. Afterwards, when the Bengali devotees were about to
return home, the Lord gave separate orders to almost every one of them.
TEXT 136
ASH AACS AANA |
GF BLA BITS SHrtces fHarca i yow |
pratyabda dasibe ratha-yatra-darasane
ei chale cahe bhakta-ganera milane
SYNONYMS
prati-abda—every year; dsibe—you should all come; ratha-yatra—the car
festival; darasane—to see; ei chale—under this plea; cahe—desires; bhakta-
ganera—of all the devotees; milane—the meeting.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu desired to meet all the devotees of Bengal
every year. Therefore He ordered them to come to see the Ratha-yatra
festival every year.
