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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.101
কেহ জল আনি’ দেয় মহাপ্রভুর করে ।
কেহ জল দেয় তাঁর চরণ-উপরে ॥ ১০১ ॥
keha jala āni’ deya mahāprabhura kare
keha jala deya tāṅra caraṇa-upare
Someone brought water to pour into the hands of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and someone poured water on His lotus feet.
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Someone brought water for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Water was poured into His hands.
Someone also poured water on His lotus feet.
Purification through joyful service. Collective cleansing becomes a visible devotional act before Ratha-yātrā.
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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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In this verse: “lotus feet”
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What do these simple acts of personal service invite me to reflect on?
Spend a minute recalling the water poured into the Lord's hands and onto His lotus feet.
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