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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.82
পণ্ডিত কহে, — দ্বারে লোক করে গতায়াতে ।
তার পদধূলি উড়ি’ লাগে উপর ভিতে ॥ ৮২ ॥
paṇḍita kahe, — dvāre loka kare gatāyāte
tāra pada-dhūli uḍi’ lāge upara bhite
“Rāghava Paṇḍita then said, ‘People are always coming and going through that door. The dust from their feet blows up and touches the ceiling.
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Rāghava Paṇḍita observed that people were always coming and going through the door.
Dust from their feet blew upward and touched the ceiling.
He noticed that even the ceiling above a busy doorway was touched by dust.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
The mood of Madhya 15 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:
When the Lord bade farewell to Rāghava Paṇḍita, Vāsudeva Datta, the residents of Kulīna-grāma and other devotees, He praised them for their transcendental qualities. Rāmānanda Vasu and Satyarāja Khān asked some questions, and Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed them that all householder devotees must engage themselves in the service of Vaiṣṇavas exclusively devoted to chanting the holy name of the Lord.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What might I overlook when noticing where dust collects?
Today, check one frequently used doorway for dust, including the area above it.
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