Cmp 56. Visiting Temples In Orissa Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU

The Lord arrived at the River
Swarnarekha and in that water
Along with devotees He bathed
Thus the river got sanctified.

All the temples, one by one,
As a team, they've seen,
Shiva temple at Jaleshvara,
Gopinatha at Remuna.

Adi-varsha at Yajapura,
Viraja-devi at Virajaksetra,
ShakshiGopala at Kataka,
Shiva-linga at Bhuvaneshvara.

The Lord shed tears
On seeing the deities,
Jagannatha, Balarama
And also subhadra.

He wanted to embrace
Jagannatha with His hands
But on the floor fell down,
With His ecstatic emotion.

He didn't open His eyes
For nearly nine hours,
Thus causing more worries
To all of His devotees.

People saw Lord Chaitanya,
As their moving Jagannatha,
And they all worshipped Him,
Chanting the holy name.

"I created this universe
And I'm the cause
For sankiratan Movments, "
Like this, went His comments.

At Ramakeli He stayed
For a few days and returned
To Bengal, instead of Mathura
For visiting the place of Krishna.

Her mother welcomed Him
When he was back home,
All the tears she had
All the years she had shed.

Now no more tears
But only her cheers
On His arrival home
For her to stay with Him.