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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.86
প্রভু লঞা গেলা বিশ্বেশ্বর-দরশনে ।
তবে আসি’ দেখে বিন্দুমাধব-চরণে ॥ ৮৬ ॥
prabhu lañā gelā viśveśvara-daraśane
tabe āsi’ dekhe bindu-mādhava-caraṇe
Tapana Miśra then took Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to visit the temple of Viśveśvara. Coming from there, they saw the lotus feet of Lord Bindu Mādhava.
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Tapana Miśra took Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to the temple of Viśveśvara. Afterwards, they saw the lotus feet of Lord Bindu Mādhava.
The purport describes Bindu Mādhava as the oldest Viṣṇu temple in Vārāṇasī, known as Veṇī Mādhava and situated on the banks of the Ganges. The original temple was dismantled, and another temple was later built beside the mosque that replaced it.
The temple contains Deities of four-handed Nārāyaṇa and the goddess Lakṣmī, with a column of Śrī Garuḍa in front. Along the side are deities of Lord Rāma, Sītā, Lakṣmaṇa and Śrī Hanumānjī.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
After taking His bath at the Maṇikarṇikā-ghāṭa at Vārāṇasī, He met Tapana Miśra, who took the Lord to his place and respectfully gave Him a comfortable residence. At Vārāṇasī, Vaidya Candraśekhara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s old friend, also rendered service unto Him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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In this verse: “lotus feet”
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Which detail about the Bindu Mādhava temple would you like to remember?
Write down one detail from the purport about the temple visited by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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