Text 107]
The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple
51
TRANSLATION
The Lord mopped the rooms with His own clothes, and He polished the throne with them also.
TEXT 105
শত ঘট জলে হৈল মন্দির মার্জন । মন্দির শোধিয়া কৈল—যেন নিজ মন ॥ ১০৫ ॥
śata ghaṭa jale haila mandira mārjana mandira śodhiyā kaila — yena nija mana
SYNONYMS
śata—one hundred; ghaṭa—of waterpots; jale—by the water; haila—became; mandira—the temple; mārjana—cleansed; mandira—the temple; śodhiyā—cleansing; kaila—did; yena—as if; nija mana—his own mind.
TRANSLATION
In this way all the rooms were cleansed with a hundred waterpots. After the rooms had been cleansed, the minds of the devotees were as clean as the rooms.
TEXT 106
নির্মল, শীতল, স্নিগ্ধ করিল মন্দিরে । আপন-হৃদয় যেন ধরিল বাহিরে ॥ ১০৬ ॥
nirmala, śītala, snigdha karila mandire āpana-hṛdaya yena dharila bāhire
SYNONYMS
nirmala—purified; śītala—cool; snigdha—pleasing; karila—made; mandire—the temple; āpana-hṛdaya—own heart; yena—as if; dharila—kept; bāhire—out-side.
TRANSLATION
When the temple was cleansed, it was purified, cool and pleasing, just as if the Lord's own pure mind had appeared.
TEXT 107
শত শত জন জল ভরে সরোবরে । ঘাটে স্বান নাহি, কেহ কূপে জল ভরে ॥ ১০৭ ॥