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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.83
ছোট-বড়-মন্দির কৈল মার্জন-শোধন ।
পাছে তৈছে শোধিল শ্রীজগমোহন ॥ ৮৩ ॥
choṭa-baḍa-mandira kaila mārjana-śodhana
pāche taiche śodhila śrī-jagamohana
Thus the Lord and His companions cleansed and swept all the temple’s buildings, big and small, and finally cleansed the area between the temple and the kīrtana hall.
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The Lord and His companions cleansed and swept the temple’s buildings.
They cleaned all the buildings, both big and small.
Finally, they cleansed the area between the temple and the kīrtana hall.
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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Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “kīrtana”
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.
Do I overlook small spaces or the areas between rooms when cleaning?
Clean a small passage or connecting area that you often overlook.
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