Madhya-līlāChapter 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 13.27

'gauḍa' saba ratha ṭāne kariyā ānanda

kṣaṇe śīghra cale ratha, kṣaṇe cale manda

SYNONYMS

gauḍa — the pullers of the car; saba — all; ratha — the car; ṭāne — pull; kariyā — feeling; ānanda — happiness; kṣaṇe — sometimes; śīghra cale — goes very fast; ratha — the car; kṣaṇe — sometimes; cale — goes; manda — very slow.

TRANSLATION

The pullers of the car were known as gauḍas, and they pulled with great pleasure. However, the car sometimes went very fast and sometimes very slow.

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