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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.296
এক কুঁজা জল আর তুলসী-মঞ্জরী ।
সাত্ত্বিক-সেবা এই — শুদ্ধ ভাবে করি ॥ ২৯৬ ॥
eka kuṅjā jala āra tulasī-mañjarī
sāttvika-sevā ei — śuddha-bhāve kari
“For such worship, one needs a jug of water and a few flowers from a tulasī tree. This is worship in complete goodness when performed in complete purity.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord said that this worship requires a jug of water.
A few flowers from a tulasī tree are also needed.
He described this as worship in complete goodness when performed in complete purity.
Longing fulfilled. Raghunātha’s sustained desire for the Lord culminates in arrival, shelter, and renunciation.
The mood of Antya 6 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:
Thereafter, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī used to eat rejected food that he had collected and washed. This renounced life greatly pleased both Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does this simple arrangement teach you about the importance of purity in worship?
Before worship today, carefully clean the place and any items you will use.
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