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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple
Madhya 12.108Madhya 12.110

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.109

নিত্যানন্দ, অদ্বৈত, স্বরূপ, ভারতী, পুরী ।

ইঁহা বিনু আর সব আনে জল ভরি’ ॥ ১০৯ ॥

nityānanda, advaita, svarūpa, bhāratī, purī

iṅhā vinu āra saba āne jala bhari’

Translation

With the exception of Nityānanda Prabhu, Advaita Ācārya, Svarūpa Dāmodara, Brahmānanda Bhāratī and Paramānanda Purī, everyone was engaged in filling the waterpots and bringing them there.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Nearly Everyone Helped Bring Water

  1. 1

    Everyone except the five named devotees was engaged in filling and bringing waterpots.

  2. 2

    Nityānanda Prabhu and Advaita Ācārya were among those exceptions.

  3. 3

    Svarūpa Dāmodara, Brahmānanda Bhāratī and Paramānanda Purī were also excepted.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After all the Vaiṣṇavas finished their luncheon, Svarūpa Dāmodara and others took their prasādam within the room. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took great pleasure when He saw the Jagannātha Deity after the period of the Deity’s retirement.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. nityānandaNityānanda Prabhu
  2. advaitaAdvaita Ācārya
  3. svarūpaSvarūpa Dāmodara
  4. bhāratīBrahmānanda Bhāratī
  5. purīParamānanda Purī
  6. iṅhathese
  7. vinuexcept
  8. āraothers
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Are you willing to join others in a simple, practical task?

Practice

Join a shared cleaning task today by fetching water or filling a container.

Live this todayNearly Everyone Helped Bring WaterThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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