Ära dine jagannÄthera 'netrotsava' nÄma
mahotsava haila bhaktera prÄṇa-samÄna
Ära dine - the next day; jagannÄthera - of Lord JagannÄtha; netra-utsava - the festival of seeing the eyes; nÄma - named; mahÄ-utsava - great festival; haila - performed; bhaktera - of the devotees; prÄṇa-samÄna - the life and soul.
After the bathing ceremony of Lord JagannÄtha, during the fortnight before the Ratha-yÄtrÄ ceremony, the body of Lord JagannÄtha, having been washed, needs repainting. This is known as aá¹…ga-rÄga. The Netrotsava festival, performed gorgeously in the early morning of the Nava-yauvana day, constitutes the life and soul of the devotees.