CC Madhya 14.120
TEXT 120
bāhira ha-ite kare ratha-yātrā-chala
sundarācale yāya prabhu chāḍi’ nīlācala
SYNONYMS
bāhira ha-ite—externally; kare—makes; ratha-yātrā-chala—an excuse to enjoy the car festival; sundarācale—to Sundarācala, the Guṇḍicā temple; yāya—goes; prabhu—Lord Jagannātha; chāḍi’—leaving; nīlācala—Jagannātha Purī.
TRANSLATION
“Externally He gives the excuse that He wants to participate in the Ratha-yātrā festival, but actually He wants to leave Jagannātha Purī to go to Sundarācala, the Guṇḍicā temple, a replica of Vṛndāvana.