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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 12.93

Careful Cleaning Includes the Smallest Particles

“The Lord then ordered everyone to cleanse the inside of the temple very perfectly by taking finer dust, straws and grains of sand and throwing them outside.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 12.93, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord ordered everyone to cleanse the temple’s interior very perfectly.
  • This cleaning included finer dust, straws and grains of sand.
  • These small particles were to be gathered and thrown outside.

Try this today

Carefully remove fine dust or grit from one corner you might usually overlook.

Ask yourself

What small details might you overlook when you 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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