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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 12.136

Cleaning, Resting, and Dancing

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu also cleansed the Nṛsiṁha temple inside and outside. Finally, He rested a few minutes and then began dancing.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 12.136, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu cleansed the Nṛsiṁha temple inside and outside. He then rested a few minutes and began dancing.
  • The Nṛsiṁha temple stands just outside the Guṇḍicā temple. A great festival is held there on Nṛsiṁha-caturdaśī.
  • The same festival is observed at a Nṛsiṁha temple in Navadvīpa, as Murāri Gupta describes in his book Caitanya-carita.

Try this today

Clean both the inside and outside of one small item or space today.

Ask yourself

Do I give care to both the inside and outside when I clean?

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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