CC Madhya 13.27

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 27

‘gauḍa’ saba ratha ṭāne kariyā ānanda
kṣaṇe śīghra cale ratha, kṣaṇe cale manda

SYNONYMS

gauḍa—the pullers of the car; saba—all; ratha—the car; ṭāne—pull; kariyā—feeling; ānanda—happiness; kṣaṇe—sometimes; śīghra cale—goes very fast; ratha—the car; kṣaṇe—sometimes; cale—goes; manda—very slow.

TRANSLATION

The pullers of the car were known as gauḍas, and they pulled with great pleasure. However, the car sometimes went very fast and sometimes very slow.