Madhya 13.23

TEXT 23

TEXT

পঞ্চদশ দিন ঈশ্বর মহালক্ষ্মী লঞা ।
তাঁর সঙ্গে ক্রীড়া কৈল নিভৃতে বসিয়া ॥ ২৩ ॥

panca-dasa dina isvara maha-laksmi lana

taṅra saṅge krida kaila nibhrte vasiya

SYNONYMS

panca-dasa dina-fifteen days; isvara-the Lord; maha-laksmi-the supreme goddess of fortune; lana-with; taṅra saṅge-in her company; krida-enjoyment; kaila-performed; nibhrte-in a solitary place; vasiya-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 nibhrta, in honor of the solitary place where the supreme goddess of fortune lives. After living there a fortnight, Lord Jagannatha took permission from the goddess of fortune to leave.

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