PLATE FIVE

“Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu performed His customary daily duties, and
at the usual time He went to see Lord Jagannatha in the temple. As He
viewed Lord Jagannatha from behind the Garuda column, hundreds and
thousands of people in front of Him were seeing the Deity. Suddenly, a
woman from Orissa, unable to see Lord Jagannatha because of the crowd,
climbed the column of Garuda, placing her foot on Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu’s shoulder. When he saw this, Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s per-
sonal secretary, Govinda, hastily got her down from her position. Sri
Caitanya Mahdaprabhu, however, chastised him for this. Sn Caitanya
Mahaprabhu said to Govinda, ‘O ddi-vasyd (uncivilized man), do not for-
bid this woman to climb the Garuda-stambha. Let her see Lord Jagan-
natha to her satisfaction.’ (pp.197-199)
