Madhya-līlāChapter 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 11.68

narendre āsiyā sabe haila vidyamāna

tāń-sabāre cāhi vāsā prasāda-samādhāna

SYNONYMS

narendre — on the bank of Lake Narendra; āsiyā — coming; sabe — all of them; haila vidyamāna — staying; tāń-sabāre — for all of them; cāhiI want; vāsā — residential quarters; prasāda — for distributing prasādam; samādhāna — arrangement.

TRANSLATION

"All of them have already arrived on the bank of Lake Narendra and are waiting there. I desire residential quarters and prasādam 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.

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