koṇÄrkera dike prabhure taraá¹…ge laÃ±Ä yÄya
kabhu á¸ubÄÃ±Ä rÄkhe, kabhu bhÄsÄÃ±Ä laÃ±Ä yÄya
koṇÄrkera dike - toward the KoṇÄrka temple; prabhure - ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu; taraá¹…ge - the waves; laÃ±Ä yÄya - take away; kabhu - sometimes; á¸ubÄÃ±Ä - causing to sink; rÄkhe - keep; kabhu - sometimes; bhÄsÄÃ±Ä - floating; laÃ±Ä yÄya - take away.
Keeping the Lord sometimes submerged and sometimes afloat, the waves carried Him toward the KoṇÄrka temple.
KoṇÄrka, generally known as Arka-tÄ«rtha, is a temple of Lord SÅ«rya, the sun-god. It is situated on the seashore, nineteen miles north of JagannÄtha PurÄ«. It was constructed of black stone in the beginning of the thirteenth century of the Åšaka Era, and it shows expert craftsmanship and architecture.
