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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.131
আপনে বসিয়া মাঝে, আপনার হাতে ।
তৃণ, কাঁকর, কুটা লাগিলা কুড়াইতে ॥ ১৩১ ॥
āpane vasiyā mājhe, āpanāra hāte
tṛṇa, kāṅkara, kuṭā lāgilā kuḍāite
The Lord then personally sat down in the middle and picked up all kinds of straw, grains of sand and dirty things.
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The Lord personally sat down in the middle.
He picked up all kinds of straw and grains of sand.
He also picked up dirty things, taking part in the cleaning Himself.
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:
Then the son of Advaita Prabhu named Gopāla fainted during kīrtana, and when he did not come to his senses, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu favored him by awakening him. There was also some humorous talk between Nityānanda Prabhu and Advaita Prabhu during prasādam.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I ready to take part in simple cleaning work myself?
Personally clean a small shared space today, including the small bits of dirt.
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