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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.152
তীরে উঠি’ পরেন প্রভু শুষ্ক বসন ।
নৃসিংহ-দেবে নমস্করি’ গেলা উপবন ॥ ১৫২ ॥
tīre uṭhi’ parena prabhu śuṣka vasana
nṛsiṁha-deve namaskari’ gelā upavana
After bathing, the Lord stood on the bank of the lake and put on dry garments. After offering obeisances to Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, whose temple was nearby, the Lord entered a garden.
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After bathing, the Lord stood on the bank of the lake and put on dry garments.
He offered obeisances to Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, whose temple was nearby.
After offering obeisances, the Lord entered a garden.
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:
He then took His bath at Indradyumna Lake and partook of prasādam in the garden nearby. While Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu washed the temple of Guṇḍicā, a Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava washed the lotus feet of the Lord and drank the water.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: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the Lord’s pause to offer obeisances encourage your own expression of respect?
Take a moment today to offer obeisances to Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva.
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