CC Madhya 13.23

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 23

pañca-daśa dina īśvara mahā-lakṣmī lañā

tāṅra saṅge krīḍā kaila nibhṛte vasiyā

SYNONYMS

pañca-daśa dina—fifteen days; īśvara—the Lord; mahā-lakṣmī—the supreme goddess of fortune; lañā—with; tāṅra saṅge—in her company; krīḍā—enjoyment; kaila—performed; nibhṛte—in a solitary place; vasiyā—sitting.

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.