60 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 12
SYNONYMS

isvara-mandire—in the temple of the Lord; mora—My; pada—feet; dhoydila—
washed; sei jala—that water; dpani—personally; lafia—taking; pana kaila—
drank.

TRANSLATION

“This person from Bengal has washed My feet within the temple of the Per-

sonality of Godhead. Not only that, but he has drunk the water himself.
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ei aparadhe mora kahan habe gati
tomdara ‘gaudiya’ kare eteka phaijati!
SYNONYMS

ei aparadhe—by such an offense; mora—of Me; kahan—where; habe—will
be; gati—destination; tomara gaudiyia—your Bengali Vaisnava; kare—does;
eteka—such; phaijati—implication.

TRANSLATION

“| now do not know what My destination is because of this offense. Indeed,

your Bengali Vaisnava has greatly implicated Me.”
PURPORT

It is significant that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu told Svaripa Damodara Gosvami
that the Bengali Vaisnava was “your Gaudiya Vaisnava.” This means that all
Gaudiya Vaisnavas who are followers of the Caitanya cult are subordinate to
Svaripa Damodara Gosvami. The parampard system is very strictly observed by
Gaudiya Vaisnavas. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s personal secretary was Svartipa
Damodara Gosvami. The next group of devotees was the six Gosvamis, then
Kaviraja Gosvami. It is necessary to observe the parampard system of the Caitanya
cult. There are many offenses one can commit while serving the Lord, and these
are described in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, Hari-bhakti-vilasa 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 obei-
sances and touch the feet of the spiritual master before the Deity. This is con-
sidered an offense. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself was personally the Supreme
