Verse Text
utsava-darśanaṁ, yathā bhaviṣyottare—
ratha-sthaṁ ye nirīkṣante kautikenāpi keśavam |
devatānāṁ gaṇāḥ sarve bhavanti śvapacādayaḥ ||168||
Translation
Seeing the festivals (verse 87), from Bhaviṣyottara: The dog-eaters and other low persons who joyfully see Keśava on His chariot all become associates of the Lord.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
The chariot (ratha) festival represents all other festivals as well. All those (sarve) who see the Lord on the chariot, and even those who are low born or have bad qualities (śvapacādayaḥ), become associates of the Lord (devatānāṁ gaṇāḥ).
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
As we have already explained, there are different ceremonies to be observed, such as the birthday of Kṛṣṇa, the birthday of Lord Rāmacandra, the birthday of some prominent Vaiṣṇavas, the ceremony of Jhulana-yātrā with the Lord sitting on a swing, and Dola-yātrā (the Lord’s activities in the month of March). In all festivals the Lord is seated on a car, and the car moves through different streets of the city so that people may take advantage of visiting the Lord. In the Bhaviṣya Purāṇa it is said, “In such a ceremony, if even a caṇḍāla [dog-eater], simply out of curiosity, sees the Lord on the cart, he becomes counted as one of the associates of Viṣṇu.”