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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.66
নির্ঝরেতে উষ্ণোদকে স্নান তিনবার ।
দুইসন্ধ্যা অগ্নিতাপ কাষ্ঠের অপার ॥ ৬৬ ॥
nirjharete uṣṇodake snāna tina-bāra
dui-sandhyā agni-tāpa kāṣṭhera apāra
The Lord used to bathe three times a day in the warm water of the waterfalls. He also used to heat Himself morning and evening with a fire made with the limitless wood.
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The Lord used to bathe three times a day.
He bathed in the warm water of the waterfalls.
Morning and evening, He warmed Himself with a fire made from the limitless supply of wood.
Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.
The mood of Madhya 17 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:
Early in the morning before sunrise, the Lord started for the town of Kaṭaka (Cuttack). North of Kaṭaka, He penetrated a dense forest and came upon many tigers and elephants, whom He engaged in chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the natural provisions for bathing and warmth described here?
Give attention today to one simple bodily need, such as bathing or keeping comfortably warm.
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