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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.151
তবে মহাপ্রভু ক্ষণেক বিশ্রাম করিয়া ।
স্নান করিবারে গেলা ভক্তগণ লঞা ॥ ১৫১ ॥
tabe mahāprabhu kṣaṇeka viśrāma kariyā
snāna karibāre gelā bhakta-gaṇa lañā
After taking rest, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and all the devotees departed to take their baths.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took rest.
All the devotees also rested before departing.
After resting, the Lord and the devotees departed to take their baths.
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.
What do you notice about the simple sequence of rest and bathing described here?
When you bathe today, briefly recall this simple activity of the Lord and His devotees.
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