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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 12.94

Thorough Cleaning Pleases Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

“After Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and all the Vaiṣṇavas cleansed the temple for the second time, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very happy to see the cleansing work.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 12.94, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and all the Vaiṣṇavas cleansed the temple together.
  • They completed a second cleaning of the temple.
  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very happy to see the cleansing work.

Try this today

Give one cleaned space a second careful cleaning, remembering the Lord’s happiness at the devotees’ work.

Ask yourself

How does the Lord’s happiness at this cleaning affect your view of such work?

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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