age 
                            nrtya kare gaura lana bhakta-gana 
                            ratha rakhi' jagannatha karena darasana 
                         
                        Sri 
                          Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and His devotees were dancing 
                          in front of the car, and, having stopped the car, Lord 
                          Jagannatha watched the dancing. 
                          (Madhya 13.195) 
                         
                           
                            stambha, sveda, pulaka, asru, kampa, vaivarnya 
                            nana-bhave vivasata, garva, harsa, dainya 
                         
                        When 
                          Chaitanya Mahaprabhu danced, He displayed various 
                          blissful transcendental changes in His body. Sometimes 
                          He appeared as though stunned. Sometimes the hairs of 
                          His body stood on end. Sometimes He perspired, cried, 
                          trembled and changed color, and sometimes He exhibited 
                          symptoms of helplessness, pride, exuberance and humility. 
                          (Madhya 13.84) 
                         
                           
                            ratha sthira kaila, age na kare gamana 
                            animisa-netre kare nrtya darasana 
                         
                        The car 
                          came to a complete standstill and remained immobile 
                          while Lord Jagannatha, with unblinking eyes, watched 
                          the dancing of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. 
                          (Madhya 13.99) 
                         
                          "sei 
                            ta parana-natha painu 
                            yaha lagi' madana-dahane jhuri' genu" 
                         
                        "Now 
                          I have gained the Lord of My life, in the absence of 
                          whom I was being burned by Cupid and was withering away." 
                          (Madhya 13.113) 
                         Suddenly, 
                          just after she says this, our group ushers us forward 
                          at great speed. All around people are running but the 
                          crowd is not as congested and pressing as it had been, 
                          and we move easily and swiftly. I look back towards 
                          Jagannath and see that He is gaining on us! We run more 
                          and more forward, faster and faster, ands still He is 
                          gaining on us! I am completely bewildered! I can't but 
                          sing, "Jaya Jagannath', as He is obviously playing 
                          such Pastimes there, and I am somehow participating. 
                           
                         
                          rathe 
                            cadi' jagannatha karila gamana 
                            dui-parsve dekhi' cale anandita-mana 
                         
                        As Lord 
                          Jagannatha rode in His car and saw the beauty on 
                          both sides, His mind was filled with pleasure. 
                         
                          'gauda' 
                            saba ratha tane kariya ananda 
                            ksane sighra cale ratha, ksane cale manda 
                         
                        The pullers 
                          of the car were known as gaudas, and they pulled 
                          with great pleasure. However, the car sometimes went 
                          very fast and sometimes very slow. 
                        
                           
                            ksane sthira hana rahe, tanileha na cale 
                            isvara-icchaya cale, na cale karo bale 
                         
                        Sometimes 
                          the car would stand still and not move, even though 
                          it was pulled very vigorously. The chariot therefore 
                          moved by the will of the Lord, not by the strength of 
                          any ordinary person. 
                          (Madhya 13.26-28) 
                       |