CC Madhya 11.68 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 68
- narendre āsiyā sabe haila vidyamāna
- tāṅ-sabāre cāhi vāsā prasāda-samādhāna
SYNONYMS
narendre—on the bank of Lake Narendra; āsiyā—coming; sabe—all of them; haila vidyamāna—staying; tāṅ-sabāre—for all of them; cāhi—I want; vāsā—residential quarters; prasāda—for distributing prasāda; samādhāna—arrangement.
TRANSLATION
"All of them have already arrived on the bank of Lake Narendra and are waiting there. I desire residential quarters and prasāda arrangements for them."
PURPORT
Narendra is a small lake still existing in Jagannātha Purī, where the Candana-yātrā festival takes place. Up to the present date, all the Bengali devotees who visit the Jagannātha temple first take their bath in this lake. There they wash their hands and feet before entering the temple.