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.