10.52

jala-lila kari’ govinda calila alaya

nija-gana lana prabhu gela devalaya

SYNONYMS

jala-lila kari’-after finishing the pastimes on the water; govinda—Lord Jagannatha in His moving form as Govinda; calila alaya—returned to His place; nija-gana—His devotees; lana—taking; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gela—went; deva-alaya—to the temple.

Then Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to the temple, taking all His devotees with Him.

PURPORT

The Deity referred to herein as Govinda is the vijaya-vigraha in the temple of Jagannatha.

When there is a need to take Jagannatha somewhere, the vijaya-vigraha is taken because the body of Jagannatha is very heavy.

The vijaya-vigraha in the Jagannatha temple is known as Govinda.

For the pastimes in the Narendrasarovara, the vijaya-vigraha was carried there instead of Lord Jagannatha.