CC Madhya 19.5

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 5

kṛṣṇa-mantre karāila dui puraścaraṇa
acirāt pāibāre caitanya-caraṇa

SYNONYMS

kṛṣṇa-mantre—in the holy mantra Hare Kṛṣṇa; karāila—caused to perform; dui—two; puraścaraṇa—religious ceremonies; acirāt—without delay; pāibāre—to get; caitanya-caraṇa—the shelter of the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

TRANSLATION

The brāhmaṇas performed religious ceremonies and chanted the holy name of Kṛṣṇa so that the two brothers might attain shelter at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu very soon.

PURPORT

A puraścaraṇa is a ritualistic ceremony performed under the guidance of an expert spiritual master or a brāhmaṇa. It is performed for the fulfillment of certain desires. One rises early in the morning, chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, performs arcana by the ārati ceremony and worships the Deities. These activities are described in Madhya-līlā, Fifteenth Chapter, verse 108.