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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.77
কিন্তু ঘট, সংমার্জনী বহুত চাহিয়ে ।
আজ্ঞা দেহ — আজি সব ইহাঁ আনি দিয়ে ॥ ৭৭ ॥
kintu ghaṭa, sammārjanī bahuta cāhiye
ājñā deha — āji saba ihāṅ āni diye
“To wash the temple, You need many waterpots and brooms. Therefore order me. I can immediately bring all these things to You.”
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Washing the temple required many waterpots and brooms.
The speaker asked the Lord to order him to bring these supplies.
He offered to bring everything immediately.
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:
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. The prince visited the Lord dressed like a Vaiṣṇava, and this awakened remembrance of Kṛṣṇa.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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What practical supplies could I provide to support a service?
Ask someone doing a cleaning service whether you can bring a needed supply.
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