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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.41
সিংহদ্বারের উত্তরদিকে কপাটের আড়ে ।
বাইশ ‘পাহাচ’-তলে আছে এক নিম্ন গাড়ে ॥ ৪১ ॥
siṁha-dvārera uttara-dike kapāṭera āḍe
bāiśa ‘pāhāca’-tale āche eka nimna gāḍe
On the northern side of the Siṁha-dvāra, behind the door, there are twenty-two steps leading to the temple, and at the bottom of those steps is a ditch.
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On the northern side of the Siṁha-dvāra, behind the door, twenty-two steps lead to the temple.
A ditch lies at the bottom of those steps.
This is the place where Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would wash His feet before entering the temple.
Sweetness amidst longing. Jagannātha’s prasādam awakens intense awareness of Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness.
The mood of Antya 16 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:
Kālidāsa had tasted the remnants of food of all the Vaiṣṇavas in Bengal, even Jhaḍu Ṭhākura. Because of this, he received the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 16
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How does noticing these details help you picture the Lord’s visit to the temple?
Pause today and picture the steps and the ditch described in this verse.
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