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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 4]
SYNONYMS
sevaka —servants;  gatāgati kare —come and go;  nāhi avasara —there is no interval;  tāra sparśa haile —if I touch them;  sarva-nāśa habe mora —I shall be ruined.
TRANSLATION
“The servants are always coming and going without interval. If I touch them, I shall be ruined.”
PURPORT
Herein it is very clearly indicated that priests performing Deity worship should be careful to keep themselves completely pure and not be touched by outsiders. Sanātana Gosvāmī and Haridāsa Thākura, thinking themselves  mlecchas  and  yavanas  because of their past association with Mohammedans, did not enter the temple nor even travel on the path in front of the temple gate. It is customary for the priests of temples in India not even to touch outsiders nor enter the Deity room after having been touched. This is a very important item in temple worship.
TEXT 128
শুনি’ মহাপ্রভু মনে সন্তোষ পাইলা।  
 তুষ্ট হঞ্জা তাঁরে কিছু কহিতে লাগিলা ॥ ১২৮ ॥
śuni’ mahāprabhu mane santoṣa pāilā  
 tuṣṭa hañā tāṅre kichu kahite lāgilā
SYNONYMS
śuni’ —hearing;  mahāprabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  mane —in the mind;  santoṣa pāilā —became very happy;  tuṣṭa hañā —being pleased;  tāṅre —unto him;  kichu —something;  kahite lāgilā —began to speak.
TRANSLATION
Having heard all these details, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, greatly pleased, spoke as follows.
TEXTS 129-130
“যত্নাপিণ্ড তুমি হণ্ড জগৎপাবন।  
 তোমা-স্পর্শে পবিত্র হয় দেব-মুনিগণ ॥ ১২৯ ॥  
 তথাপি ভক্ত-স্বভাব—মর্যাদা-রক্ষণ।  
 মর্যাদা-পালন হয় সাধুর ভুষণ ॥ ১৩০ ॥