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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.99
শ্রীহস্তে করেন সিংহাসনের মার্জন ।
প্রভু আগে জল আনি’ দেয় ভক্তগণ ॥ ৯৯ ॥
śrī-haste karena siṁhāsanera mārjana
prabhu āge jala āni’ deya bhakta-gaṇa
Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began to wash the sitting place of Lord Jagannātha with His own hands, and all the devotees began to bring water to the Lord.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu washed the sitting place of Lord Jagannātha.
He did this work with His own hands.
All the devotees brought water to the Lord as He washed.
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:
While Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu washed the temple of Guṇḍicā, a Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava washed the lotus feet of the Lord and drank the water. This incident is very significant, for it awoke within the devotee ecstatic love.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
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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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Bring water or a needed cleaning supply to someone who is cleaning today.
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