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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 12.137Madhya 12.139

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.138

স্বেদ, কম্প, বৈবর্ণ্যাশ্রু পুলক, হুঙ্কার ।

নিজ অঙ্গ ধুই’ আগে চলে অশ্রুধার ॥ ১৩৮ ॥

sveda, kampa, vaivarṇyāśru pulaka, huṅkāra

nija-aṅga dhui’ āge cale aśru-dhāra

Translation

As usual, when Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced, there were perspiration, trembling, fading, tears, jubilation and roaring. Indeed, the tears from His eyes washed His body and those before Him.

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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.

The Lord’s Dancing Overflows with Emotion

  1. 1

    As usual, Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s dancing was accompanied by perspiration, trembling and fading.

  2. 2

    There were also tears, jubilation and roaring.

  3. 3

    The tears from His eyes washed His own body and those before Him.

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:

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. svedaperspiration
  2. kampatrembling
  3. vaivarṇyafading
  4. aśrutears
  5. pulakajubilation
  6. huṅkāraroaring
  7. nija-aṅgapersonal body
  8. dhui’washing
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Key ideas in this verse

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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this description deepen your appreciation of the Lord’s dancing?

Practice

Read the description slowly, pausing to reflect on the tears that washed the Lord’s body and those before Him.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Dancing Overflows with EmotionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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