68 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 12

dividuals in the course of the cleaning, and those who are engaged as dacdryas
must learn from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu how to train devotees by personal ex-
ample. The Lord was very pleased with those who could cleanse the temple by
taking out undesirable things accumulated within. This is called anartha-nivrtti,
cleansing the heart of all unwanted things. Thus the cleansing of the Gundica-
mandira was conducted by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to let us know how the
heart should be cleansed and soothed to receive Lord Sri Krsna and enable Him to
sit within the heart without disturbance.

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nrsimha-mandira-bhitara-bahira sodhila
ksaneka visrama kari’ nrtya drambhila

SYNONYMS

nrsitmha-mandira—the temple of Nrsirmhadeva; bhitara—inside; bahira—out-
side; sodhila—cleansed; ksaneka—for a few moments; visrama—rest; kari’—
after taking; nrtya—dancing; arambhila—began.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also cleansed the Nrsimha temple inside and out-
side. Finally, He rested a few minutes and then began dancing.

PURPORT

The Nrsirnha temple is a nice temple, just outside the Gundica temple. In this
temple there is a great festival on the day of Nrsirnha-caturdasi. There is also a
Nrsirnha temple at Navadvipa where the same festival is observed, as described
by Murari Gupta in his book Caitanya-carita.

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cari-dike bhakta-gana karena kirtana
madhye nrtya karena prabhu matta-sirnha-sama
