Text 13] The Lord’s Dancing at Ratha-yatra 119

TRANSLATION

Strong, puffed-up cotton pads called tulis were spread out from the throne
to the car, and the heavy Deity of Lord Jagannatha was carried from one
pillow-like pad to the next by the dayitas.

TEXT 12

AS-ANICS BAY ST AWS We |
Qari Ha SS aa, sy ST eISSN 2

prabhu-padaghate tuli haya khanda khanda
tulad saba udi’ yaya, sabda haya pracanda

SYNONYMS
prabhu-pada-dghate—by the kicking of Lord Jagannatha; tuli—the pads;
haya—become; khanda khanda—broken to pieces; tula—cotton from inside;
saba—all; udi’ yaya—rises; sabda—sound; haya—there is; pracanda—very much.

TRANSLATION

While the dayitas carried the heavy Jagannatha Deity from one pad to the
next, some of the pads broke, and the cotton contents floated into the air.
When they broke, they made a heavy, cracking sound.

TEXT 13

fader aaice CH BITNSCS AIA?
writ Seay cat face faaiza sou

visvambhara jagannathe ke cdlaite pare?
apana icchaya cale karite vihare

SYNONYMS
visvambhara—the maintainer of the universe; jagannathe—Lord Jagannatha;
ke—who; cdldite—cause to be carried; pare—can; dpana—personal; icchaya—
by His will; cale—moves; karite—to act; vihdre—in pastimes.

TRANSLATION

Lord Jagannatha is the maintainer of the whole universe. Who can carry Him
from one place to another? However, the Lord moves by His personal will just
to perform His pastimes.
