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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 16.48

Joining Together to Wash the Temple

“As in the previous year, they all washed the Guṇḍicā temple when the time for Ratha-yātrā arrived.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 16.48, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The time for Ratha-yātrā arrived.
  • They all washed the Guṇḍicā temple.
  • They had performed this same service in the previous year.

Try this today

Offer to help wash a small area of a temple today.

Ask yourself

How can I take part in the practical service of keeping a temple 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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