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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.70
সেই স্থান রাখিলা গোসাঞি সংস্কার করিয়া ।
মঠের আগে রাখিলা এক ছাউনি বান্ধিয়া ॥ ৭০ ॥
sei sthāna rākhilā gosāñi saṁskāra kariyā
maṭhera āge rākhilā eka chāuni bāndhiyā
Sanātana Gosvāmī kept the temple very clean and in good repair. In front of it he erected a small hut.
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Sanātana Gosvāmī kept the selected temple very clean.
He also kept it in good repair. His preparation included ongoing care for the building.
In front of the temple, he erected a small hut as part of his arrangements.
Concern and affectionate restraint. Devotees seek to care for the Lord while He maintains His renounced practice.
The mood of Antya 13 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:
When Jagadānanda returned to Jagannātha Purī, he presented Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with some gifts from Sanātana Gosvāmī, and the incident of the pīlu fruit took place. Once, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became ecstatic upon hearing the songs of a deva-dāsī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 13
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can cleaning and maintaining a place become part of my service?
Spend five minutes cleaning a space you use for devotional study or prayer.
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