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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 4: Śrī Mādhavendra Purī’s Devotional Service
Madhya 4.59Madhya 4.61

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.60

অমঙ্গলা দূর করি’ করাইল স্নান ।

বহু তৈল দিয়া কৈল শ্রীঅঙ্গ চিক্কণ ॥ ৬০ ॥

amaṅgalā dūra kari’ karāila snāna

bahu taila diyā kaila śrī-aṅga cikkaṇa

Translation

After all inauspicious things were driven away by the chanting of the mantra, the Deity’s bathing ceremony started. First the Deity was massaged with a large quantity of oil, so that His body became very glossy.

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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.

Chanting Precedes the Deity’s Bath

  1. 1

    Chanting the mantra drove away all inauspicious things.

  2. 2

    After this chanting, the Deity’s bathing ceremony began.

  3. 3

    First, the Deity was massaged with a large quantity of oil, making His body very glossy.

How it feels

Selfless service and longing. Gopāla’s requests, Gopīnātha’s mercy, and Mādhavendra Purī’s devotion deepen the theme of longing.

The mood of Madhya 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 4: Śrī Mādhavendra Purī’s Devotional Service

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

On His way He enjoyed transcendental bliss by chanting and begging alms in different villages. In this way He reached the celebrated village of Remuṇā, where there is a Deity of Gopīnātha.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. amaṅgalāall inauspiciousness
  2. dūra kari’driving away
  3. karāilacaused
  4. snānabathing
  5. bahua great quantity
  6. tailaoil
  7. diyāapplying
  8. kailamade
  9. śrī-aṅgathe body
  10. cikkaṇaglossy
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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: “chanting”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the order of chanting and bathing help you notice about this ceremony?

Practice

Reread the translation and recall its sequence: chanting, beginning the ceremony and massaging the Deity with oil.

Live this todayChanting Precedes the Deity’s BathThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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