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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.103
এইমত মহাপ্রভু লঞা নিজগণ ।
গুণ্ডিচা-গৃহের কৈলা ক্ষালন, মার্জন ॥ ১০৩ ॥
ei-mata mahāprabhu lañā nija-gaṇa
guṇḍicā-gṛhera kailā kṣālana, mārjana
Accompanied by His personal associates, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu washed and swept the Guṇḍicā temple, cleansing it as usual.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally washed and swept the Guṇḍicā temple.
His personal associates accompanied Him in this service.
The phrase “as usual” shows that this cleansing was an established activity.
Tender service. Food prepared and carried with love becomes a medium of intimate exchange.
The mood of Antya 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
As previously, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed the cleansing ceremony at Guṇḍicā and chanted the famous verse jagamohana-pari-muṇḍā yāu. After kīrtana ended, He distributed prasādam to all the devotees and also took some Himself.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 10
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “cleansing”, “washed”, “service”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “associates”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you approach a simple cleaning task as an opportunity for service?
Sweep or wash one small area of a place used for devotional activities.
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