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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.86
সবংশে সেই জল মস্তকে ধরিল ।
নূতন কৌপীন-বহির্বাস পরাইল ॥ ৮৬ ॥
savaṁśe sei jala mastake dharila
nūtana kaupīna-bahirvāsa parāila
Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya and his whole family then sprinkled that water over their heads. They then offered the Lord new underwear and outer garments.
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Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya and his whole family took part.
They sprinkled the water from washing the Lord’s feet over their heads.
They offered the Lord new underwear and outer garments.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Giving this excuse, he sat at home and studied Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with learned brāhmaṇa scholars. The Nawab Hussain Shah first sent his personal physician to see what the real facts were; then he personally came to see why Sanātana was not attending to official business.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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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: “offered”
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