CC Madhya 13.11

Madhya-līlā, Chapter 13, Text 11

উচ্চ দৃঢ় তুলী সব পাতি’ স্থানে স্থানে ।
এক তুলী হৈতে ত্বরায় আর তুলীতে আনে ॥ ১১ ॥

ucca dṛḍha tulī saba pāti’ sthāne sthāne
eka tulī haite tvarāya āra tulīte āne

Word by word

ucca — puffed up; dṛḍha — strong; tulī — pads made of cotton; saba — all; pāti’ — spreading; sthāne sthāne — from one place to another; eka tulī — one pad; haite — from; tvarāya — very soon; āra — next; tulīte — on the pad; āne — bring.

Translation

Strong, puffed-up cotton pads called tulīs were spread out from the throne to the car, and the heavy Deity of Lord Jagannātha was carried from one pillowlike pad to the next by the dayitās.