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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple
Madhya 12.96Madhya 12.98

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.97

প্রথমে করিল প্রভু মন্দির প্রক্ষালন ।

ঊর্ধ্ব-অধো ভিত্তি, গৃহ-মধ্য, সিংহাসন ॥ ৯৭ ॥

prathame karila prabhu mandira prakṣālana

ūrdhva-adho bhitti, gṛha-madhya, siṁhāsana

Translation

In this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu first washed the main temple and then thoroughly washed the ceiling, the walls, the floor, the sitting place [siṁhāsana] and everything else within the room.

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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.

Thorough Care in Cleaning the Temple

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu first washed the main temple.

  2. 2

    He then thoroughly washed the ceiling, walls and floor.

  3. 3

    He washed the sitting place [siṁhāsana] and everything else within the room.

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. prathamein the first instance
  2. kariladid
  3. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. mandira prakṣālanawashing of the temple
  5. ūrdhvaon the ceiling
  6. adhaḥon the floor
  7. bhittiwalls
  8. gṛha-madhyawithin the home
  9. siṁhāsanathe sitting place of the Lord
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Key ideas in this verse

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: “washed”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I give more thorough attention to a place I clean?

Practice

Clean one small area today, including a surface you usually overlook.

Live this todayThorough Care in Cleaning the TempleThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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