CC Madhya 12.1 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple

Chapter 12 Summary - Madhya-līlā 12.2

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 1

śrī-guṇḍicā-mandiram ātma-vṛndaiḥ

sammārjayan kṣālanataḥ sa gauraḥ

sva-citta-vac chītalam ujjvalaṁ ca

kṛṣṇopaveśaupayikaṁ cakāra

SYNONYMS

śrī-guṇḍicā—known as Guṇḍicā; mandiram—the temple; ātma-vṛndaiḥ—with His associates; sammārjayan—washing; kṣālanataḥ—by cleansing; saḥ—that; gauraḥ—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; sva-citta-vat—like His own heart; śītalam—cool and calm; ujjvalam—bright and clean; ca—and; kṛṣṇa—of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa; upaveśa—for the sitting; aupayikam—befitting; cakāra—made.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu washed and cleansed the Guṇḍicā temple with His devotees and associates. In this way He made the temple as cool and bright as His own heart, and thus He made the place befitting for Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa to sit.

Chapter 12 Summary - Madhya-līlā 12.2