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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.88

তৃণ, ধূলি, ঝিঁকুর, সব একত্র করিয়া ।

বহির্বাসে লঞা ফেলায় বাহির করিয়া ॥ ৮৮ ॥

tṛṇa, dhūli, jhiṅkura, saba ekatra kariyā

bahirvāse lañā phelāya bāhira kariyā

Translation

After Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu collected all the straw, dust and grains of sand in one place, He gathered it all in His cloth and threw it outside.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Gather the Dirt and Remove It

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu collected all the straw, dust and grains of sand in one place.

  2. 2

    He gathered all the collected material in His cloth.

  3. 3

    He then threw it outside.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tṛṇastraws
  2. dhūlidust
  3. jhiṅkuragrains of sand
  4. sabaall
  5. ekatrain one place
  6. kariyācombining
  7. bahirvāse lañātaking on His personal cloth
  8. phelāyathrows
  9. bāhira kariyāoutside
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “gathered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I finish cleaning by removing what I have gathered?

Practice

Sweep a small area, gather the dirt and carry it out for disposal.

Live this todayGather the Dirt and Remove ItThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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