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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.82
তৃণ-টাটি দিয়া চারিদিক্ আবরিল ।
উপরেতে এক টাটি দিয়া আচ্ছাদিল ॥ ৮২ ॥
tṛṇa-ṭāṭi diyā cāri-dik āvarila
uparete eka ṭāṭi diyā ācchādila
A temporary temple was constructed by covering the bed all around with a straw mattress. Thus there was a bed and a straw mattress to cover it.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
A temporary temple was constructed.
A straw mattress covered the bed all around.
The arrangement consisted of a bed and a straw mattress to cover it.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Gopāla was worshiped, and the Annakūṭa festival was observed. This festival was known everywhere, and many people from the neighboring villages came to join.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the simple materials used for this temporary temple?
Take a moment today to picture the bed and its surrounding straw covering.
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