# Cc. Madhya 12.97 ## Text > prathame karila prabhu mandira prakṣālana > ūrdhva-adho bhitti, gṛha-madhya, siṁhāsana ## Synonyms *prathame*—in the first instance; *karila*—did; *prabhu*—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; *mandira* *prakṣālana*—washing of the temple; *ūrdhva*—on the ceiling; *adhaḥ*—on the floor; *bhitti*—walls; *gṛha*-*madhya*—within the home; *siṁhāsana*—the sitting place of the Lord. ## Translation **In this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu first washed the main temple and then thoroughly washed the ceiling, the walls, the floor, the sitting place [siṁhāsana] and everything else within the room.**