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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.87
ভোগমন্দির শোধন করি’ শোধিল প্রাঙ্গন ।
সকল আবাস ক্রমে করিল শোধন ॥ ৮৭ ॥
bhoga-mandira śodhana kari’ śodhila prāṅgaṇa
sakala āvāsa krame karila śodhana
After this, the place where the Deity’s food was kept [bhoga-mandira] was cleansed. Then the yard was cleansed, and then all the residential quarters, one after the other.
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The place where the Deity’s food was kept [bhoga-mandira] was cleansed.
The yard was cleansed next.
Then all the residential quarters were cleansed, one after the other.
Purification through joyful service. Collective cleansing becomes a visible devotional act before Ratha-yātrā.
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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.
Could cleaning one area after another help me give each space proper attention?
Choose two small areas and clean them one after the other.
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