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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.22
লীলায় চড়িল ঈশ্বর রথের উপর ।
আর দুই রথে চড়ে সুভদ্রা, হলধর ॥ ২২ ॥
līlāya caḍila īśvara rathera upara
āra dui rathe caḍe subhadrā, haladhara
For the pastimes of the Ratha-yātrā ceremony, Lord Jagannātha got aboard one car, and His sister, Subhadrā, and elder brother, Balarāma, got aboard two other cars.
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Lord Jagannātha boarded one car for the pastimes of the Ratha-yātrā ceremony.
His sister, Subhadrā, boarded another car.
His elder brother, Balarāma, boarded a third car.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After bathing early in the morning, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the deities (Jagannātha, Baladeva and Subhadrā) get aboard their three cars. This function is called Pāṇḍu-vijaya.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 13
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In this verse: “ratha-yātrā”
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