Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 12
TRANSLATION
When the water from the different rooms was finally let out through the
halls, it appeared as if new rivers were rushing out to meet the waters of the
ocean.
TEXT 135
GBS YTUA-SNT AI AS |
HAA Cif, Sal cw afeica BS i oe |
ei-mata puradvdra-dge patha yata
sakala sodhila, taha ke varnibe kata
SYNONYMS
ei-mata—in this way; pura-dvdra—of the gateway of the temple; dge—in
front; patha yata—as many avenues; sakala—all; sodhila—were cleansed; taha—
that; ke varnibe—who can describe; kata—how much.
TRANSLATION
Outside the gateway of the temple, all the roads were also cleansed, and no
one could tell exactly how this was done.
PURPORT
In commenting on the cleansing of the Gundica temple, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta
Sarasvati Thakura says that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was personally giving in-
structions on how one should receive Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, within one’s cleansed and pacified heart. If one wants to see Krsna
seated in his heart, he must first cleanse the heart, as prescribed by $ri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu in His Siksdstaka (ceto-darpana-mdrjanam). In this age, everyone's
heart is unclean, as confirmed in Srimad-Bhagavatam (hrdy antah-stho hy
abhadrani). To wash all dirty things accumulated within the heart, Sri Caitanya
Mahdaprabhu advised everyone to chant the Hare Krsna mantra. The first result will
be that the heart is cleansed (ceto-darpana-mdarjanam). Similarly, Srimad-
Bhadgavatam (1.2.17) also confirms this statement:
srnvatam sva-kathah krsnah
punya-sravana-kirtanah
hrdy antah-stho hy abhadrani
vidhunoti suhrt-satam
“Sri Krsna, the Personality of Godhead, who is the Paramatma [Supersoull in
everyone's heart and the benefactor of the truthful devotee, cleanses desire for
