Līlā Kārī Jagannātha
Imana-rāga
Lord Jagannātha is playful. Moving and moving, His ratha suddenly stops when half the path is traversed.
The demigods, demons, and humans pull, but the ratha does not move. Stick in hand, how many times does the pūjāri fall to the ground?
By the king’s order, hundreds and hundreds of elephants are yoked on both sides. The elephants pull with all their might, but the ratha does not move even a single footstep.
Going behind, Lord Gaura Rāya places His head against the ratha and pushes. The ratha suddenly goes with the speed of the wind. In an eyeblink it seems to have traveled 800 miles.
Raising their arms, the devotees at the Rathayātrā call out, “Jaya Gaura!” Personally seeing the transcendental power of both Lord Jagannātha and Lord Gaura, this Yadu dāsa feels his heart struck with wonder.