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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.234
সেই দিন চলি’ আইলা পয়স্বিনী-তীরে ।
স্নান করি’ গেলা আদিকেশব-মন্দিরে ॥ ২৩৪ ॥
sei dina cali’ āilā payasvinī-tīre
snāna kari’ gelā ādi-keśava-mandire
That very night, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His assistant Kṛṣṇadāsa arrived at the bank of the Payasvinī River. They took their bath and then went to see the temple of Ādi-keśava.
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That very night, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His assistant Kṛṣṇadāsa arrived at the Payasvinī River.
They took their bath there.
After bathing, they went to see the temple of Ādi-keśava.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
The mood of Madhya 9 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:
The Lord then confronted the Bhaṭṭathāris at Mallāra-deśa and saved Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa from their clutches. The Lord also collected the Brahma-saṁhitā, fifth chapter, on the banks of the Payasvinī River.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I make room for a temple visit in my day?
If possible, take a bath and visit a temple today.
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