Text 24] The Lord’s Dancing at Ratha-yatra 125
TRANSLATION
For the pastimes of the Ratha-yatra ceremony, Lord Jagannatha got aboard
one car, and His sister, Subhadra, and elder brother, Balarama, got aboard two
other cars.
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pafica-dasa dina isvara maha-laksmi lafia
tara sange krida kaila nibhrte vasiyd
SYNONYMS
pafica-dasa dina—fifteen days; isvara—the Lord; mahd-laksmi—the supreme
goddess of fortune; lafid—with; tanra sange—in her company; kriddi—enjoy-
ment; kaila—performed; nibhrte—in a solitary place; vasiyd—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 nibhrta, in honor of the solitary
place where the supreme goddess of fortune lives. After living there a fortnight,
Lord Jagannatha took permission from the goddess of fortune to leave.
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tanhara sammati laid bhakte sukha dite
rathe cadi’ bahira haila vihara karite
SYNONYMS
tanhdra sammati—her permission; lafid—taking; bhakte—the devotees; sukha
dite—to please; rathe cadi’—riding on the car; bahira haila—came out; vihdra
karite—to perform pastimes.
