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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.80
শ্রীহস্তে দিল সবারে এক এক মার্জনী ।
সবগণ লঞা প্রভু চলিলা আপনি ॥ ৮০ ॥
śrī-haste dila sabāre eka eka mārjanī
saba-gaṇa lañā prabhu calilā āpani
He then gave each devotee a broom with His own hand, and taking all of them personally with Him, the Lord went to Guṇḍicā.
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The Lord gave each devotee a broom.
He distributed the brooms with His own hand.
Taking all the devotees personally with Him, the Lord went to Guṇḍicā.
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.
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “distributed”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I join others in service rather than simply leave the work to them?
Give someone a cleaning tool and join them in a small cleaning task today.
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