13.23

panca-dasa dina isvara maha-laksmi lana

tanra sange krida kaila nibhrte vasiya

SYNONYMS

panca-dasa dina—fifteen days; isvara—the Lord; maha-laksmi—the supreme goddess of fortune; lana—with; tanra sange—in her company; krida—enjoyment; kaila—performed; nibhrte—in a solitary place; vasiya—sitting.

For fifteen days the Lord had remained in a secluded place with the supreme goddess of fortune and had performed His pastimes with her.

PURPORT

The fifteen-day period of anavasara is also called nibhrta, in honor of the solitary place where the supreme goddess of fortune lives.

After living there a fortnight, Lord Jagannatha took permission from the goddess of fortune to leave.