200 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta {Madhya-lila, Ch. 16
TEXT 78
AWTAA-MHfOCS CSTR Hors TH fret |
epaadia fiom aia Ce cufieT Nae I
gadadhara-pandite tenho punah mantra dila
odana-sasthira dine yatra ye dekhila
SYNONYMS
gadadhara-pandite—unto Gadadhara Pandita; tenho—Pundarika Vidyanidhi;
punah —again, the second; mantra—initiation; dila—gave; odana-sasthira dine —
on the day of performing the Odana-sasthi function; yatra—festival; ye—indeed;
dekhila—he saw.
TRANSLATION
Pundarika Vidyanidhi initiated Gadadhara Pandita for the second time, and
on the day of Odana-sasthi he saw the festival.
PURPORT
At the beginning of winter, there is a ceremony known as the Odana-sasthi.
This ceremony indicates that from that day forward, a winter covering should be
given to Lord Jagannatha. That covering is directly purchased from a weaver. Ac-
cording to the arcana-marga, a cloth should first be washed to remove all the
starch, and then it can be used to cover the Lord. Pundarika Vidyanidhi saw that
the priest neglected to wash the cloth before covering Lord Jagannatha. Since he
wanted to find some fault in the devotees, he became indignant.
TEXT 79
HAA ACA SA “AG A? VAS |
cafanl age Cam faotfafia aa 0 a5 0
jagannatha parena tatha ‘maduyda’ vasana
dekhiya saghrna haila vidyanidhira mana
SYNONYMS
jagannatha—Lord Jagannatha; parena—puts on; tathd—there; méaduyd
vasana—cloth with starch; dekhiya—seeing; sa-ghrna—with hatred; haila—was;
vidyanidhira mana—the mind of Vidyanidhi.
