Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 13.23

pañca-daśa dina īśvara mahā-lakṣmī lañā

tāńra sańge krīḍā kaila nibhṛte vasiyā

SYNONYMS

pañca-daśa dina — fifteen days; īśvara — the Lord; mahā-lakṣmī — the supreme goddess of fortune; lañā — with; tāńra sańge — in her company; krīḍā — enjoyment; kaila — performed; nibhṛte — in a solitary place; vasiyā — 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 nibhṛta, in honor of the solitary place where the supreme goddess of fortune lives. After living there a fortnight, Lord Jagannātha took permission from the goddess of fortune to leave.

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