CC Antya 18.31
Bengali
কোণার্কের দিকে প্রভুরে তরঙ্গে লঞা যায় ।
কভু ডুবাঞা রাখে, কভু ভাসাঞা লঞা যায় ॥ ৩১ ॥
কভু ডুবাঞা রাখে, কভু ভাসাঞা লঞা যায় ॥ ৩১ ॥
Verse text
koṇārkera dike prabhure taraṅge lañā yāya
kabhu ḍubāñā rākhe, kabhu bhāsāñā lañā yāya
kabhu ḍubāñā rākhe, kabhu bhāsāñā lañā yāya
Synonyms
Translation
Keeping the Lord sometimes submerged and sometimes afloat, the waves carried Him toward the Koṇārka temple.
Purport
Koṇārka, generally known as Arka-tīrtha, is a temple of Lord Sūrya, the sun-god. It is situated on the seashore, nineteen miles north of Jagannātha Purī. It was constructed of black stone in the beginning of the thirteenth century of the Śaka Era, and it shows expert craftsmanship and architecture.