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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.93
সূক্ষ্ম ধূলি, তৃণ, কাঁকর, সব করহ দূর ।
ভালমতে শোধন করহ প্রভুর অন্তঃপুর ॥ ৯৩ ॥
sūkṣma dhūli, tṛṇa, kāṅkara, saba karaha dūra
bhāla-mate śodhana karaha prabhura antaḥpura
The Lord then ordered everyone to cleanse the inside of the temple very perfectly by taking finer dust, straws and grains of sand and throwing them outside.
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The Lord ordered everyone to cleanse the temple’s interior very perfectly.
This cleaning included finer dust, straws and grains of sand.
These small particles were to be gathered and thrown outside.
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: “cleanse”
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What small details might you overlook when you clean?
Carefully remove fine dust or grit from one corner you might usually overlook.
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