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Chapter 18: Rescuing the Lord from the Sea

Verse 31 of 120
Cc Antya 18.31

কোণার্কের দিকে প্রভুরে তরংগে লঞা যায কভু ডুবাঞা রাখে, কভু ভাসাঞা লঞা যায

कोणार्केर दिके प्रभुरे तरंगे लञा याय कभु डुबाञा राखे, कभु भासाञा लञा याय

koṇārkera dike prabhure taraṅge lañā yāya kabhu ḍubāñā rākhe, kabhu bhāsāñā lañā yāya

Synonyms

koṇārkera dike—toward the Koṇārka temple; prabhure—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; taraṅge—the waves; lañā yāya—take away; kabhu—sometimes; ḍubāñā—causing to sink; rākhe—keep; kabhu—sometimes; bhāsāñā—floating; lañā yāya—take away..

Translation

Keeping the Lord sometimes submerged and sometimes afloat, the waves carried Him toward the Koṇārka temple.

Purport

Koṇārka, generally known as Arka-tīrtha, is a temple of Lord Sūrya, the sun-god. It is situated on the seashore, nineteen miles north of Jagannātha Purī. It was constructed of black stone in the beginning of the thirteenth century of the Śaka Era, and it shows expert craftsmanship and architecture.

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