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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 12]
SYNONYMS
īśvara-mandīre —in the temple of the Lord;  mora —My;  pada —feet;  dhoyāila —washed;  sei jala —that water;  āpani —personally;  lañā —taking;  pāna kaila —drank.
TRANSLATION
“This person from Bengal has washed My feet within the temple of the Personality of Godhead. Not only that, but he has drunk the water himself.”
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এই অপরাধে মোর কাহাঁ হবে গতি । তোমার ‘গোড়ীয়া’ করে এতেক ফৈজতি ! ১২৭ ॥
ei aparādhe mora kāhāṅ habe gati tomāra ‘gauḍīyā’ kare eteka phaijati!
SYNONYMS
ei aparādhe —by such an offense;  mora —of Me;  kāhāṅ —where;  habe —will be;  gati —destination;  tomāra gauḍīyā —your Bengali Vaiṣṇava;  kare —does;  eteka —such;  phaijati —implication.
TRANSLATION
“I now do not know what My destination is because of this offense. Indeed, your Bengali Vaiṣṇava has greatly implicated Me.”
PURPORT
It is significant that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu told Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī that the Bengali Vaiṣṇava was “your Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava.” This means that all Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas who are followers of the Caitanya cult are subordinate to Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī. The  paramparā  system is very strictly observed by Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s personal secretary was Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī. The next group of devotees was the six Gosvāmīs, then Kavirāja Gosvāmī. It is necessary to observe the  paramparā  system of the Caitanya cult. There are many offenses one can commit while serving the Lord, and these are described in the  Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu ,  Hari-bhakti-vilāsa  and other books. According to the rules and regulations, no one should accept obeisances in the temple of the Lord before the Deity. Nor is it proper for a devotee to offer obeisances and touch the feet of the spiritual master before the Deity. This is considered an offense. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Himself was personally the Supreme