CC Madhya 13.14
TEXT 14
- mahāprabhu ‘maṇimā’ ‘maṇimā’ kare dhvani
- nānā-vādya-kolāhale kichui nā śuni
SYNONYMS
mahāprabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; maṇimā maṇimā — an honorific; kare — makes; dhvani — the sound; nānā — various; vādya — of musical instruments; kolāhale — by the tumultuous sound; kichui — anything; nā — not; śuni — can hear.
TRANSLATION
While the Lord was transported from the throne to the car, tumultuous sounds were made on various musical instruments. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was chanting “Maṇimā! Maṇimā!” but He could not be heard.
PURPORT
The word maṇimā is used to address a respectable person in Orissa. Lord Jagannātha was being respectfully addressed by Śrī Caitanya in this way.