Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Madhya-lila

Chapter 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yatra. Text 23

pañca-daÅ›a dina Ä«Å›vara mahÄ-laká¹£mÄ« lañÄ
tÄá¹…ra saá¹…ge krÄ«á¸Ä kaila nibhá¹›te vasiyÄ

 pañca-daÅ›a dina - fifteen days; Ä«Å›vara - the Lord; mahÄ-laká¹£mÄ« - the supreme goddess of fortune; laÃ±Ä - with; tÄá¹…ra saá¹…ge - in her company; krÄ«á¸Ä - enjoyment; kaila - performed; nibhá¹›te - in a solitary place; vasiyÄ - sitting.


Text

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 nibhá¹›ta, in honor of the solitary place where the supreme goddess of fortune lives. After living there a fortnight, Lord JagannÄtha took permission from the goddess of fortune to leave.