Text 134] Performance of the Vrndavana Pastimes 285

SYNONYMS

jagannathera—of Lord Jagannatha; mukhya mukhya—the principal; yata—all;
bhrtya-gane—servants; laksmi-devira—of the goddess of fortune; dasi-gana—
maidservants; karena bandhane —arrested.

TRANSLATION

When the procession arrived, the maidservants of the goddess of fortune
began to arrest all the principal servants of Lord Jagannatha.

TEXT 133

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CoITA GAA HE BEA’ ATH Ata-deAq | Soo II

bandhiyd aniya pade laksmira carane
core yena danda kari’ laya nana-dhane

SYNONYMS
bandhiya—after binding; dniya—bringing; pade—make them fall down;
laksmira carane—at the lotus feet of the goddess of fortune; core—a thief;
yena—as if; danda kari’—after punishing; laya—take away; nand-dhane—all
kinds of riches.
TRANSLATION

The maidservants bound the servants of Jagannatha, handcuffed them, and
made them fall down at the lotus feet of the goddess of fortune. Indeed, they
were arrested just like thieves who have all their riches taken away.

PURPORT

When Lord Jagannatha starts His car festival, He gives assurance to the goddess
of fortune that He will return the next day. When He does not return, the goddess
of fortune, after waiting two or three days, begins to feel that her husband has
neglected her. She naturally becomes quite angry. Gorgeously decorating herself
and her associates, she comes out of the temple and stands before the main gate.
All the principal servants of Lord Jagannatha are then arrested by her maidser-
vants, brought before her and forced to fall down at her lotus feet.

TEXT 134

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