Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 12.220

prātaḥ-kāle ratha-yātrā habeka jāniyā

sevaka lāgāya bhoga dviguṇa kariyā

SYNONYMS

prātaḥ-kāle — in the morning; ratha-yātrā — the car festival; habeka — would take place; jāniyā — knowing; sevaka — the priestly servants of the Lord; lāgāya — offer; bhoga — food; dvi-guṇa kariyā — increasing to double.

TRANSLATION

Knowing that the car festival would take place in the morning, all the servants of Lord Jagannātha were doubling their offerings of food.

guṇḍicā-mārjana-līlā sańkṣepe kahila

yāhā dekhi' śuni' pāpīra kṛṣṇa-bhakti haila

SYNONYMS

guṇḍicā-mārjana-līlā — the pastimes of washing the Guṇḍicā temple; sańkṣepe kahila — I have described in brief; yāhā dekhi' śuni' — by seeing and hearing which; pāpīra — of sinful men; kṛṣṇa-bhakti haila — there was awakening of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

TRANSLATION

I have briefly described the pastimes of the Lord in washing and cleansing the Guṇḍicā temple. By seeing or hearing these pastimes, even sinful men can awaken their Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

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