Madhya-līlā

Chapter 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā

Verse 23 of 209
Cc Madhya 13.23

পংচদশ দিন ঈশ্বর মহালক্ষ্মী লঞা তাঙ্র সংগে ক্রীডা কৈল নিভৃতে বসিযা

पंचदश दिन ईश्वर महालक्ष्मी लञा ताङ्र संगे क्रीडा कैल निभृते वसिया

pañca-daśa dina īśvara mahā-lakṣmī lañā tāṅra saṅge krīḍā kaila nibhṛte vasiyā

Synonyms

pañca-daśa dinafifteen days; īśvarathe Lord; mahā-lakṣmīthe supreme goddess of fortune; lañāwith; tāṅra saṅgein her company; krīḍāenjoyment; kailaperformed; nibhṛtein a solitary place; vasiyāsitting..

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 nibhṛta, in honor of the solitary place where the supreme goddess of fortune lives. After living there a fortnight, Lord Jagannātha took permission from the goddess of fortune to leave.

Verse 23 of 209
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