Madhya-līlā

Chapter 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple

Verse 136 of 220
Cc Madhya 12.136

নৃসিংহমন্দিরভিতরবাহির শোধিল ক্ষণেক বিশ্রাম করিঽ নৃত্য আরম্ভিল

नृसिंहमन्दिरभितरबाहिर शोधिल क्षणेक विश्राम करिऽ नृत्य आरम्भिल

nṛsiṁha-mandira-bhitara-bāhira śodhila kṣaṇeka viśrāma kari' nṛtya ārambhila

Synonyms

nṛsiṁha-mandirathe temple of Nṛsiṁhadeva; bhitarainside; bāhiraoutside; śodhilacleansed; kṣaṇekafor a few moments; viśrāmarest; kari'after taking; nṛtyadancing; ārambhilabegan..

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu also cleansed the Nṛsiṁha temple inside and outside. Finally, He rested a few minutes and then began dancing.

Purport

The Nṛsiṁha temple is a nice temple, just outside the Guṇḍicā temple. In this temple there is a great festival on the day of Nṛsiṁha-caturdaśī. There is also a Nṛsiṁha temple at Navadvīpa where the same festival is observed, as described by Murāri Gupta in his book Caitanya-carita.

Verse 136 of 220
Prabhupāda Says