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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.76
তোমার যোগ্য সেবা নহে মন্দির-মার্জন ।
এই এক লীলা কর, যে তোমার মন ॥ ৭৬ ॥
tomāra yogya sevā nahe mandira-mārjana
ei eka līlā kara, ye tomāra mana
“My dear Lord, washing the temple is not service befitting You. Nonetheless, if You wish to do so, it is to be accepted as one of Your pastimes.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The speaker respectfully addressed Him as “My dear Lord.”
He considered washing the temple a service not befitting the Lord.
Nonetheless, if the Lord wished to wash it, this was to be accepted as one of His pastimes.
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:
After this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu washed the Guṇḍicā temple before the Ratha-yātrā took place. He then took His bath at Indradyumna Lake and partook of prasādam in the garden nearby.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: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the Lord’s wish to wash the temple shape my view of such service?
Spend a moment reflecting on the Lord’s willingness to wash the temple before doing a small cleaning task.
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