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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 12.131Madhya 12.133

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.132

কে কত কুড়ায়, সব একত্র করিব ।

যার অল্প, তার ঠাঞি পিঠা-পানা লইব ॥ ১৩২ ॥

ke kata kuḍāya, saba ekatra kariba

yāra alpa, tāra ṭhāñi piṭhā-pānā la-iba

Translation

While Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was picking up the straws and grains of sand, He said, “I shall gather everyone’s collection, and I shall ask whoever has collected less than all the others to pay a fine of sweet cakes and sweet rice.”

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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.

Every Collection Counts in the Cleaning

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued picking up straws and grains of sand.

  2. 2

    He said He would gather everyone’s collection.

  3. 3

    Whoever collected less than all the others would be asked to pay a fine of sweet cakes and sweet rice.

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:

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ke kata kuḍāyahow much one has collected
  2. sabaall
  3. ekatrain one place
  4. karibaI shall gather
  5. yāraof whom
  6. alpasmall
  7. tāra ṭhāñifrom him
  8. piṭhā-pānā la-ibaI will ask for cakes and sweet rice as a fine
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How carefully do I contribute my share to a common task?

Practice

Give a small cleaning task your full attention today, picking up even the tiny pieces.

Live this todayEvery Collection Counts in the CleaningThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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