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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-līlā, Ch. 17]
TRANSLATION
The Lord sometimes took the part of goddess Durgā, Lakṣmī [the goddess of fortune] or the chief potency, Yogamāyā. Sitting on a cot, He delivered love of Godhead to all the devotees present.
TEXT 243
একদিন মহাপ্রভূর নৃত্য-অবসানে । এক ত্রান্দণী আসি’ ধরিল চরণে ॥ ২৪৩ ॥
eka-dina mahāprabhura nṛtya-avasāne eka brāhmaṇī āsi’ dharila caraṇe
SYNONYMS
eka-dina —one day;  mahāprabhura —of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  nṛtya-avasāne —at the end of the dancing;  eka —one;  brāhmaṇī —wife of a  brāhmaṇa ;  āsi’ —coming;  dharila —caught hold;  caraṇe —of His lotus feet.
TRANSLATION
One day when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had finished His dancing, a woman, the wife of a  brāhmaṇa , came there and caught hold of His lotus feet.
TEXT 244
চরণের বুলি সেই লয় বার বার । দেখিয়া প্রভূর দুঃখ হইল অপার ॥ ২৪৪ ॥
caraṇera dhūli sei laya vāra vāra dekhiyā prabhura duḥkha ha-ila apāra
SYNONYMS
caraṇera —of His lotus feet;  dhūli —the dust;  sei —that woman;  laya —takes;  vāra vāra —again and again;  dekhiyā —seeing this;  prabhura —of the Lord;  duḥkha —unhappiness;  ha-ila —there was;  apāra —unlimited.
TRANSLATION
As she took the dust of His lotus feet again and again, the Lord became unlimitedly unhappy.
PURPORT
This holding of a great personality’s lotus feet is certainly very good for the person who takes the dust, but this example of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s unhappiness indicates that a  Vaiṣṇava  should not allow anyone to take dust from his feet.