CC Madhya 12.136

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple

CC Madhya 12.135

CC Madhya 12.137

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 136

nṛsiṁha-mandira-bhitara-bāhira śodhila
kṣaṇeka viśrāma kari’ nṛtya ārambhila

SYNONYMS

nṛsiṁha-mandira—the temple of Nṛsiṁhadeva; bhitara—inside; bāhira—outside; śodhila—cleansed; kṣaṇeka—for a few moments; viśrāma—rest; kari’—after taking; nṛtya—dancing; ārambhila—began.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu also cleansed the Nṛsiṁha temple inside and outside. Finally, He rested a few minutes and then began dancing.

PURPORT

The Nṛsiṁha temple is a nice temple just outside the Guṇḍicā temple. In this temple there is a great festival on the day of Nṛsiṁha-caturdaśī. There is also a Nṛsiṁha temple at Navadvīpa where the same festival is observed, as described by Murāri Gupta in his book Caitanya-carita.