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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.38
বস্ত্র পাঞা রাজার হৈল আনন্দিত মন ।
প্রভুরূপ করি’ করে বস্ত্রের পূজন ॥ ৩৮ ॥
vastra pāñā rājāra haila ānandita mana
prabhu-rūpa kari’ kare vastrera pūjana
When the King received the old cloth, he began to worship it exactly as he would worship the Lord personally.
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The King worshiped the cloth as he would worship the Lord personally. Through his great affection for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he had already attained the conclusion of devotional service without seeing Him.
Because the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the Absolute Truth, everything related to Him is on the same platform. His clothing and other paraphernalia are transformations of Śeṣa, Viṣṇu, the expansion of Śrī Baladeva, and are other forms of the Lord.
Just as Kṛṣṇa is worshipable, Vṛndāvana and everything there are also worshipable. With a staunch devotional attitude, these conclusions are revealed within the heart.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Quoted in the purport ofSB 11.2.45
The sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha, guru, Vaiṣṇavas and things used by them must be considered tadīya, and without a doubt worshipable by all living beings.”
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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:
At that time Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu devised a plan, and He sent a piece of the Lord’s outward garment to the King. The next day, when Rāmānanda Rāya again entreated Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to see the King, the Lord, denying the request, asked Rāmānanda Rāya to bring the King’s son before Him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
Learn the words of the 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: “service”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the King’s reverence deepen my understanding of things connected to the Lord?
Read the sentence “Everything connected to the Lord is worshipable” slowly, and spend a moment reflecting on the King’s reverence.
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