198 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 14

udiya eka stri bhide darsana na pafia
garude cadi’ dekhe prabhura skandhe pada diya

SYNONYMS
udiyd—a native of Orissa; eka—one; stri—woman; bhide—in the crowd; dar-
sana na pafid—being unable to see; garude cadi’—climbing up the column of
Garuda; dekhe—sees; prabhura—of Si Caitanya Mahaprabhu; skandhe—on the
shoulder; pada—her foot; diyd—placing.

TRANSLATION

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.

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dekhiyd govinda dste-vyaste strike varjila
tdre namdite prabhu govinde nisedhild

SYNONYMS

dekhiya—seeing; govinda—the personal servant of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
aste-vyaste—with great haste; strike—the woman; varjila—got down; tare—her;
namdite—to get down; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; govinde—Covinda;
nisedhila —forbade.

TRANSLATION

When he saw this, Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s personal secretary, Govinda,
hastily got her down from her position. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, however,
chastised him for this.

PURPORT

Because Garuda is the carrier of Lord Visnu, he is the supreme Vaisnava.
Therefore to touch his body with one’s feet or to climb the column of Garuda is
certainly a vaisnava-aparadha, an offense to a Vaisnava. The woman was also
offensive to Krsna by putting her foot on the shoulder of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu. Seeing all these offenses, Govinda very hastily made her get down.
