Text 145] The Activities of Saksi-gopala 181

This is the reason $ri Nityananda Prabhu broke the staff into three pieces and
threw it into the water.
TEXT 144

wataicea cater cafe’ erfaa Cee
wade aia cara aifocs afte 988

jagannathera deula dekhi’ avista haila
dandavat kari preme nacite lagila

SYNONYMS

jagannathera—of Lord Jagannatha; deula—the temple; dekhi’—seeing;
avista—ecstatic; haila—became; dandavat kari—offering obeisances; preme—in
the ecstasy of love of God; nacite—to dance; /agila—began.

TRANSLATION

After seeing the temple of Jagannatha from a distant place, Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu immediately became ecstatic. After offering obeisances to the
temple, He began to dance in the ecstasy of love of God.

PURPORT

The word deula refers to the temple where the Supreme Personality of God-
head is situated. The present temple of Jagannatha Puri was constructed by King
Ananiga-bhima. Historians say this temple must have been constructed at least
two thousand years ago. During the time of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the small
buildings surrounding the original temple had not been constructed. Nor was the
high platform in front of the temple present during the time of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu.

TEXT 145

SSate| Ofay Zaai, ACA aco +N |
CAAA ASG-ACH aterniesf WH Be |

bhakta-gana avista hafid, sabe nace gaya
premavese prabhu-sanige raja-marge yaya

SYNONYMS
bhakta-gana—the devotees; avista—ecstatic; hafia—being; sabe—all; nace—
dance; gaya—sing; prema-avese —absorbed in love of God; prabhu-sange —with
Lord Caitanya; raja-marge—on the pathway; yaya—going.
