CC Antya 18.31 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 31
- koṇārkera dike prabhure taraṅge lañā yāya
- kabhu ḍubāñā rākhe, kabhu bhāsāñā lañā yāya
SYNONYMS
koṇārkera dike—toward the Koṇārka temple; prabhure—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; taraṅge—the waves; lañā yāya—take away; kabhu—sometimes; ḍubāñā—causing to sink; rākhe—keep; kabhu—sometimes; bhāsāñā—floating; lañā yāya—take away.
TRANSLATION
Keeping the Lord sometimes submerged and sometimes afloat, the waves carried Him toward the Koṇārka temple.
PURPORT
Koṇārka, generally known as Arka-tīrtha, is a temple of Lord Sūrya, the sun-god. It is situated on the seashore, nineteen miles north of Jagannātha Purī. It was constructed of black stone in the beginning of the thirteenth century of the Śaka Era, and it shows expert craftsmanship and architecture.