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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse
Madhya 24.331Madhya 24.333

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.332

দন্তধাবন, স্নান, সন্ধ্যাদি বন্দন ।

গুরুসেবা, ঊর্ধ্বপুণ্ড্রচক্রাদি-ধারণ ॥ ৩৩২ ॥

danta-dhāvana, snāna, sandhyādi vandana

guru-sevā, ūrdhva-puṇḍra-cakrādi-dhāraṇa

Translation

“You should describe how in the morning one should regularly brush his teeth, take his bath, offer prayers to the Lord and offer obeisances to the spiritual master. You should also describe how one should render service to the spiritual master and paint one’s body in twelve places with ūrdhva-puṇḍra [tilaka], as well as how one should stamp one’s body with the holy names of the Lord or the symbols of the Lord, such as the disc and club.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Morning Cleanliness, Prayer, and Service

  1. 1

    One should regularly brush one’s teeth, bathe and offer prayers to the Lord in the morning.

  2. 2

    Offering obeisances to the spiritual master and rendering service to him should also be described.

  3. 3

    The instructions include applying ūrdhva-puṇḍra, or tilaka, in twelve places. They also include marking the body with the Lord’s holy names or symbols, such as the disc and club.

How it feels

Intellectual wonder humbled. Many explanations converge on the attractiveness of devotion; a hunter’s heart is transformed.

The mood of Madhya 24 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Sanātana Gosvāmī then offered a prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained the glory of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. After this, the Lord gave Sanātana Gosvāmī a synopsis of Hari-bhakti-vilāsa, which Sanātana Gosvāmī later developed into the guiding principle of all Vaiṣṇavas.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. danta-dhāvanabrushing the teeth
  2. snānabath
  3. sandhyā-ādi vandanaregular chanting of the mantras
  4. guru-sevāserving the spiritual master
  5. ūrdhva-puṇḍrawearing perpendicularly straight tilaka
  6. cakra-ādi-dhāraṇastamping the body with different names and symbols of the Lord
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “names of”

  • 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: “service”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How could your morning routine include both cleanliness and prayer?

Practice

Offer a short prayer to the Lord after brushing your teeth or bathing today.

Live this todayMorning Cleanliness, Prayer, and ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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