128 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, 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

waco [EA Ge] ACB, Bifacere aA BA |
HUA-VSLA HLM, Al GCM BCA ALT | Aw

ksane sthira hafid rahe, tanileha na cale
isvara-icchaya cale, na cale karo bale

SYNONYMS
ksane—sometimes; sthira—still; hafiad—becoming; rahe—stays; taénileha—in
spite of being pulled; nd cale—does not go; isvara-icchaya—by the will of the
Lord; cale—goes; nd cale—does not go; karo—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

SUA FAAS A Aaa] GH |
ASCE AAV ACA AEG-FAA ll Vd Il

tabe mahdprabhu saba lafd bhakta-gana
svahaste pardila sabe malya-candana

SYNONYMS
tabe—at that time; mahaprabhu —Sti Caitanya Mahaprabhu; saba—all; laia—
taking; bhakta-gana—devotees; sva-haste—by His own hand; pardila—deco-
rated; sabe—everyone; mdalya-candana—with flower garlands and pulp of san-
dalwood.

TRANSLATION

As the car stood still, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gathered all His devotees
and, with His own hand, decorated them with flower garlands and sandalwood

pulp.
