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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 12.105

Clean Rooms and Clean Minds

“In this way all the rooms were cleansed with a hundred waterpots. After the rooms had been cleansed, the minds of the devotees were as clean as the rooms.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 12.105, translation

What the purport teaches

  • All the rooms were cleansed with a hundred waterpots.
  • The devotees carried out the cleansing thoroughly, leaving all the rooms clean.
  • After the cleansing, the devotees’ minds were as clean as the rooms.

Try this today

Clean one small area today, then pause to notice the state of your mind.

Ask yourself

How might cleaning a space help you reflect on the cleanliness of your mind?

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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