Caitanya-caritamrta

4.123

prabhu kahe,--"tapta-valukate kemane aila?

simha-dvarera patha--sitala, kene na aila?

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; tapta-valukate—on hot sand; kemane aila—how did you come; simha-dvarera patha—the path of the Simha-dvara gate; sitala—very cool; kene—why; na aila—did you not come.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said,"How did you come through the beach where the sand is so hot? Why didn’t you come by the path in front of the Simha-dvara gate? It is very cool.

PURPORT

Simha-dvara refers to the main gate on the eastern side of the Jagannatha temple.