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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.61
পূর্ববৎ সবা লঞা গুণ্ডিচা-মার্জন ।
রথ-আগে পূর্ববৎ করিলা নর্তন ॥ ৬১ ॥
pūrvavat sabā lañā guṇḍicā-mārjana
ratha-āge pūrvavat karilā nartana
All the devotees engaged in the cleansing ceremony of the Guṇḍicā temple and danced in front of the Ratha-yātrā chariot, just as they had done in the past.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
All the devotees took part in the cleansing ceremony of the Guṇḍicā temple.
They also danced in front of the Ratha-yātrā chariot.
They performed these activities just as they had in the past, continuing their shared service and celebration.
Loving anger and reconciliation. Jagadānanda’s hurt over rejected oil is healed through personal service and prasāda.
The mood of Antya 12 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:
The devotees often invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to eat with them. When the Lord bade them all farewell, He talked very pleasingly with them.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 12
Learn the words of the verse.
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”, “service”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “ratha-yātrā”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you take a more active part in shared devotional service?
Spend a few minutes cleaning a space used for devotional activities.
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