Madhya-līlāChapter 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 12.86

dhūli-dhūsara tanu dekhite śobhana

kāhāń kāhāń aśru-jale kare sammārjana

SYNONYMS

dhūli — dust; dhūsara — dirt; tanu — body; dekhiteto see; śobhana — very beautiful; kāhāń kāhāń — somewhere; aśru-jale — with tears; kare — does; sammārjana — washing.

TRANSLATION

The entire beautiful body of the Lord was covered with dust and dirt. In this way it became transcendentally beautiful. At times, when cleansing the temple, the Lord shed tears, and in some places He even cleansed with those tears.

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