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Thorough Cleaning Before the Festival

“First the Lord washed the temple of Guṇḍicā very thoroughly. Then everyone saw the Ratha-yātrā festival and the Lord’s dancing before the car.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 1.143, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord first washed the temple of Guṇḍicā very thoroughly.
  • Then everyone saw the Ratha-yātrā festival.
  • They also saw the Lord dancing before the car.

Try this today

Thoroughly clean one small area of your place of worship today.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from the Lord’s thoroughness in washing the temple?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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