TEXT 54
garudera sannidhane, rahi' kare darasane,
se anandera ki kahiba ba'le
garuda-stambhera tale, ache eka nimna khale,
se khala bharila asru-jale
SYNONYMS
garudera—Garuda; sannidhane—near; rahi'-staying; kare—does; darasane—seeing; se anandera—of that bliss; ki—what; kahiba—I shall say; ba'le—on the strength; garuda—of the statue of Garuda; stambhera—of the column; tale—underneath; ache—there is; eka—one; nimna—low; khale—ditch; se khala—that ditch; bharila—became filled; asru-jale—with the water of tears.
TRANSLATION
Staying near the Garuda-stambha, the Lord would look upon Lord Jagannatha. What can be said about the strength of that love? On the ground beneath the column of the Garuda-stambha was a deep ditch, and that ditch was filled with the water of His tears.
PURPORT
In front of the temple of Jagannatha is a column on which the statue of Garuda is situated. It is called the Garuda-stambha. At the base of that column is a ditch, and that ditch was filled with the tears of the Lord.
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