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.

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