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CC Madhya 3.37

Bengali

পশ্চিমধারে যমুনা বহে, তাহাঁ কৈলে স্নান ।
আর্দ্র কৌপীন ছাড়ি’ শুষ্ক কর পরিধান ॥ ৩৭ ॥

Text

paścima-dhāre yamunā vahe, tāhāṅ kaile snāna
ārdra kaupīna chāḍi’ śuṣka kara paridhāna

Synonyms

paścima-dhāre — in the western flow; yamunā — the river Yamunā; vahe — flows; tāhāṅ — there; kaile — You did; snāna — bathing; ārdra — wet; kaupīna — underwear; chāḍi’ — giving up; śuṣka — dry; kara — do; paridhāna — putting on.

Translation

Advaita Ācārya then suggested that since Caitanya Mahāprabhu had taken His bath in the river Yamunā and His underwear was now wet, the Lord should change His underwear for dry garments.