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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.82
ভিতর মন্দির উপর, — সকল মাজিল ।
সিংহাসন মাজি’ পুনঃ স্থাপন করিল ॥ ৮২ ॥
bhitara mandira upara, — sakala mājila
siṁhāsana māji’ punaḥ sthāpana karila
The Lord cleansed everything inside the temple very nicely, including the ceiling. He then took up the sitting place [siṁhāsana], cleansed it and again put it in its original place.
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The Lord cleansed everything inside the temple very nicely.
His cleansing included the ceiling.
He took up the sitting place [siṁhāsana], cleansed it and put it back in its original place.
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: “cleansed”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Which part of my cleaning could use more careful attention?
Lift one item, clean it and the space it occupies, and return it to its original place.
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