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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 12.207Madhya 12.209

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.208

প্রভুর আগে পুরী, ভারতী, — দুঁহার গমন ।

স্বরূপ, অদ্বৈত, — দুঁহের পার্শ্বে দুইজন ॥ ২০৮ ॥

prabhura āge purī, bhāratī, — duṅhāra gamana

svarūpa, advaita, — duṅhera pārśve dui-jana

Translation

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went toward the temple, Paramānanda Purī and Brahmānanda Bhāratī walked in front of Him, and at His two sides walked Svarūpa Dāmodara and Advaita Ācārya.

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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.

Accompanying Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to the Temple

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went toward the temple with His companions.

  2. 2

    Paramānanda Purī and Brahmānanda Bhāratī walked in front of Him.

  3. 3

    Svarūpa Dāmodara and Advaita Ācārya walked at His two sides.

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:

After all the Vaiṣṇavas finished their luncheon, Svarūpa Dāmodara and others took their prasādam within the room. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took great pleasure when He saw the Jagannātha Deity after the period of the Deity’s retirement.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhura āgein front of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. purīParamānanda Purī
  3. bhāratīBrahmānanda Bhāratī
  4. duṅhāra gamanafirst they went
  5. svarūpaSvarūpa Dāmodara
  6. advaitaAdvaita Ācārya
  7. duṅheraof both
  8. pārśveon the two sides
  9. dui-janatwo persons
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do you notice when you picture the companions walking before and beside Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Practice

Reread the translation and picture where each companion walked.

Live this todayAccompanying Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to the TempleThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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