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CC Madhya 12.1

Bengali

শ্রীগুণ্ডিচা-মন্দিরমাত্মবৃন্দৈঃ
সংমার্জয়ন্ ক্ষালনতঃ স গৌরঃ ।
স্বচিত্তবচ্ছীতলমুজ্জ্বলঞ্চ
কৃষ্ণোপবেশৌপয়িকং চকার ॥ ১ ॥

Text

śrī-guṇḍicā-mandiram ātma-vṛndaiḥ
sammārjayan kṣālanataḥ sa gauraḥ
sva-citta-vac chītalam ujjvalaṁ ca
kṛṣṇopaveśaupayikaṁ cakāra

Synonyms

śrī-guṇḍicā — known as Guṇḍicā; mandiram — the temple; ātma-vṛndaiḥ — with His associates; sammārjayan — washing; kṣālanataḥ — by cleansing; saḥ — that; gauraḥ — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; sva-citta-vat — like His own heart; śītalam — cool and calm; ujjvalam — bright and clean; ca — and; kṛṣṇa — of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa; upaveśa — for the sitting; aupayikam — befitting; cakāra — made.

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu washed and cleansed the Guṇḍicā temple with His devotees and associates. In this way He made it as cool and bright as His own heart, and thus He made the temple a befitting place for Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa to sit.