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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.110
ঘটে ঘটে ঠেকি’ কত ঘট ভাঙ্গি’ গেল ।
শত শত ঘট লোক তাহাঁ লঞা আইল ॥ ১১০ ॥
ghaṭe ghaṭe ṭheki’ kata ghaṭa bhāṅgi’ gela
śata śata ghaṭa loka tāhāṅ lañā āila
Many of the waterpots were broken when people collided with one another, and hundreds of men had to bring new waterpots to fill.
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People collided with one another while carrying out the work.
Many waterpots were broken in these collisions.
Hundreds of men had to bring new waterpots to fill.
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:
The next day, when Rāmānanda Rāya again entreated Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to see the King, the Lord, denying the request, asked Rāmānanda Rāya to bring the King’s son before Him. The prince visited the Lord dressed like a Vaiṣṇava, and this awakened remembrance of Kṛṣṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
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When something breaks during a shared task, how can you help the work continue?
Check a cleaning container today and replace it if it is broken.
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