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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.133
স্নানযাত্রা দেখি’ প্রভু সঙ্গে ভক্তগণ ।
সবা লঞা কৈলা প্রভু গুণ্ডিচা মার্জন ॥ ১৩৩ ॥
snāna-yātrā dekhi’ prabhu saṅge bhakta-gaṇa
sabā lañā kailā prabhu guṇḍicā mārjana
After seeing the bathing ceremony of Lord Jagannātha, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu washed and cleaned Śrī Guṇḍicā temple with the assistance of many devotees.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the bathing ceremony of Lord Jagannātha.
Afterward, He washed and cleaned Śrī Guṇḍicā temple.
Many devotees assisted Him in cleaning the temple.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 1 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:
Because he wrote that verse, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was specifically blessed by the Lord. There is also a description of the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
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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: “washed”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can you learn from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally cleaning the temple with the devotees?
Help clean a small part of a temple or a space used for worship today.
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