jagannÄthera deula dekhi' Äviá¹£á¹a hailÄ
daṇá¸avat kari preme nÄcite lÄgilÄ
jagannÄthera - of Lord JagannÄtha; deula - the temple; dekhi' - seeing; Äviá¹£á¹a - ecstatic; hailÄ - became; daṇá¸avat kari - offering obeisances; preme - in the ecstasy of love of God; nÄcite - to dance; lÄgilÄ - began.
After seeing the temple of JagannÄtha from a distant place, ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu immediately became ecstatic. After offering obeisances to the temple, He began to dance in the ecstasy of love of God.
The word deula refers to the temple where the Supreme Personality of Godhead is situated. The present temple of JagannÄtha PurÄ« was constructed by King Anaá¹…ga-bhÄ«ma. Historians say this temple must have been constructed at least two thousand years ago. During the time of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, the small buildings surrounding the original temple had not been constructed. Nor was the high platform in front of the temple present during the time of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu.
