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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.100
ভক্তগণ করে গৃহ-মধ্য প্রক্ষালন ।
নিজ নিজ হস্তে করে মন্দির মার্জন ॥ ১০০ ॥
bhakta-gaṇa kare gṛha-madhya prakṣālana
nija nija haste kare mandira mārjana
All the devotees within the temple began to wash. Each one had a broom in his hand, and in this way they cleansed the temple of the Lord.
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All the devotees within the temple began to wash.
Each devotee had a broom in his hand.
Together, they cleansed the temple of the Lord.
Purification through joyful service. Collective cleansing becomes a visible devotional act before Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 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:
While Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu washed the temple of Guṇḍicā, a Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava washed the lotus feet of the Lord and drank the water. This incident is very significant, for it awoke within the devotee ecstatic love.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
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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: “cleansed”
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: “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I ready to take up a simple task when there is shared work to do?
Take a broom and sweep one shared space today.
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