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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.78
নূতন একশত ঘট, শত সংমার্জনী ।
পড়িছা আনিয়া দিল প্রভুর ইচ্ছা জানি’ ॥ ৭৮ ॥
nūtana eka-śata ghaṭa, śata sammārjanī
paḍichā āniyā dila prabhura icchā jāni’
As soon as the superintendent understood the desire of the Lord, he immediately delivered a hundred new waterpots and a hundred brooms for sweeping the temple.
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The superintendent understood the desire of the Lord.
He immediately delivered a hundred new waterpots.
He also delivered a hundred brooms for sweeping the temple.
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:
Thus Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu delivered the son of Mahārāja Pratāparudra. After this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu washed the Guṇḍicā temple before the Ratha-yātrā took place.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
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In this verse: “delivered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When I understand what is needed for service, how readily do I act?
Promptly gather the supplies for one cleaning task today.
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