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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.78
গদাধর-পণ্ডিতে তেঁহো পুনঃ মন্ত্র দিল ।
ওড়ন-ষষ্ঠীর দিনে যাত্রা যে দেখিল ॥ ৭৮ ॥
gadādhara-paṇḍite teṅho punaḥ mantra dila
oḍana-ṣaṣṭhīra dine yātrā ye dekhila
Puṇḍarīka Vidyānidhi initiated Gadādhara Paṇḍita for the second time, and on the day of Oḍana-ṣaṣṭhī Puṇḍarīka Vidyānidhi saw the festival.
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Puṇḍarīka Vidyānidhi initiated Gadādhara Paṇḍita for the second time and saw the Oḍana-ṣaṣṭhī festival. This ceremony marks the beginning of winter coverings for Lord Jagannātha.
The covering is purchased directly from a weaver. According to the arcana-mārga, the cloth should first be washed to remove all starch before covering the Lord.
Puṇḍarīka Vidyānidhi saw that the priest had not washed the cloth. Wanting to find some fault in the devotees, he became indignant.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Yearning and deferral. Attempts, delays, meetings, and farewells heighten the desire to reach Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 16 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:
Vidyānidhi also came to Jagannātha Purī and saw the festival of Oḍana-ṣaṣṭhī. When the devotees bade farewell to the Lord, the Lord was determined to go to Vṛndāvana, and on the day of Vijaya-daśamī, He departed.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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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: “festival”
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I sometimes approach others with a desire to find fault?
Before voicing a criticism today, pause and examine whether you are looking for a fault.
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