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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 4.62 Madhya 4.64

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.63

শ্রীঅঙ্গ মার্জন করি’ বস্ত্র পরাইল ।

চন্দন, তুলসী, পুষ্প-মালা অঙ্গে দিল ॥ ৬৩ ॥

śrī-aṅga mārjana kari’ vastra parāila

candana, tulasī, puṣpa-mālā aṅge dila

Translation

After the body of the Deity was cleansed, He was dressed very nicely with new garments. Then sandalwood pulp, tulasī garlands and other fragrant flower garlands were placed upon the body of the Deity.

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Dressing and Decorating the Deity

1
After His body was cleansed, the Deity was dressed very nicely in new garments.
2
Sandalwood pulp was placed upon His body.
3
The Deity was adorned with tulasī garlands and other fragrant flower garlands.

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

Madhya 4: Śrī Mādhavendra Purī’s Devotional Service

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

One night the Gopāla Deity again appeared to Mādhavendra Purī in a dream and asked him to go to Jagannātha Purī to collect some sandalwood pulp and smear it on the body of the Deity. Having received this order, Mādhavendra Purī immediately started for Orissa.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

śrī-aṅgathe transcendental body of the Deity
mārjana kari’cleansing
vastragarments
parāilawere put on
candanasandalwood pulp
tulasītulasī leaves
puṣpa-mālāgarlands of flowers
aṅgeon the body
dilawere placed

Key ideas in this verse

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: “cleansed”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do these garments and fragrant decorations help you notice about the care offered to the Deity?

Practice

Spend a moment recalling the new garments, sandalwood pulp and garlands described in the translation.

Live this todayDressing and Decorating the DeityThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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