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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.29
এত বলি’ নমস্করি’ কৈল গঙ্গাস্নান ।
এক কৌপীন, নাহি দ্বিতীয় পরিধান ॥ ২৯ ॥
eta bali’ namaskari’ kaila gaṅgā-snāna
eka kaupīna, nāhi dvitīya paridhāna
After reciting this mantra, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu offered obeisances and took His bath in the Ganges. At that time He had on only one piece of underwear, for there was no second garment.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu recited the mantra before bathing.
He offered obeisances and took His bath in the Ganges.
He wore only one piece of underwear, since He had no second garment.
Reunion and heartbreaking parting. After sannyāsa, mother Śacī and the devotees reunite with Him before consenting to separation.
The mood of Madhya 3 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:
Advaita Prabhu asked Him to take His bath in the Ganges and took Him to His (Advaita’s) house. There all the Navadvīpa devotees, along with mother Śacīdevī, came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks 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: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the Lord’s actions after reciting the mantra?
Offer one respectful bow today while remembering the Lord’s obeisances.
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