Madhya 12.136

TEXT 136

TEXT

নৃসিংহ মন্দির-ভিতর-বাহির শোধিল ।
ক্ষণেক বিশ্রাম করি' নৃত্য আরম্ভিল ॥ ১৩৬ ॥

nrsimha-mandira-bhitara-bahira sodhila

ksaneka visrama kari' nrtya arambhila

SYNONYMS

nrsimha-mandira-the temple of Nrsimhadeva; bhitara-inside; bahira-outside; 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 outside. Finally, He rested a few minutes and then began dancing.

PURPORT

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