CC Madhya 13.23 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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.