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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.122
হেনকালে গৌড়ীয়া এক সুবুদ্ধি সরল ।
প্রভুর চরণ-যুগে দিল ঘট-জল ॥ ১২২ ॥
hena-kāle gauḍīyā eka subuddhi sarala
prabhura caraṇa-yuge dila ghaṭa-jala
After everything was thoroughly washed, a Vaiṣṇava from Bengal, who was very intelligent and simple, came and poured water on the lotus feet of the Lord.
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The Vaiṣṇava approached after everything had been thoroughly washed.
He was from Bengal and is described as very intelligent and simple.
He poured water on the lotus feet 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: “washed”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
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What stands out to me about the Vaiṣṇava being both intelligent and simple?
Take a moment today to reflect on how intelligence and simplicity can go together.
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