CC Madhya 12.220

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

CC Madhya 12.219

CC Madhya 12.221

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 220

prātaḥ-kāle ratha-yātrā habeka jāniyā
sevaka lāgāya bhoga dviguṇa kariyā

SYNONYMS

prātaḥ-kāle—in the morning; ratha-yātrā—the car festival; habeka—would take place; jāniyā—knowing; sevaka—the priestly servants of the Lord; lāgāya—offer; bhoga—food; dvi-guṇa kariyā—increasing to double.

TRANSLATION

Knowing that the car festival would take place in the morning, all the servants of Lord Jagannātha were doubling their offerings of food.

TEXT 221

guṇḍicā-mārjana-līlā saṅkṣepe kahila
yāhā dekhi’ śuni’ pāpīra kṛṣṇa-bhakti haila

SYNONYMS

guṇḍicā-mārjana-līlā—the pastimes of washing the Guṇḍicā temple; saṅkṣepe kahila—I have described in brief; yāhā dekhi’ śuni’—by seeing and hearing which; pāpīra—of sinful men; kṛṣṇa-bhakti haila—there was awakening of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

TRANSLATION

I have briefly described the pastimes of the Lord in washing and cleansing the Guṇḍicā temple. By seeing or hearing these pastimes, even sinful men can awaken their Kṛṣṇa consciousness.