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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.209
পাছে পাছে চলি’ যায় আর ভক্তগণ ।
উত্কণ্ঠাতে গেলা সব জগন্নাথ-ভবন ॥ ২০৯ ॥
pāche pāche cali’ yāya āra bhakta-gaṇa
utkaṇṭhāte gelā saba jagannātha-bhavana
With great eagerness all the other devotees followed them into the temple of Lord Jagannātha.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
All the other devotees followed those ahead of them.
They followed with great eagerness.
They entered the temple of Lord Jagannātha.
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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took great pleasure when He saw the Jagannātha Deity after the period of the Deity’s retirement. At that time Lord Caitanya was accompanied by all the devotees, and all of them were very pleased.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.
How does the devotees’ eagerness invite you to reflect on your own approach to visiting the temple?
Before your next temple visit, take a moment today to reflect on these devotees’ eagerness.
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