CC Antya 14.25 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 25
- dekhiyā govinda āste-vyaste strīke varjilā
- tāre nāmāite prabhu govinde niṣedhilā
SYNONYMS
dekhiyā—seeing; govinda—the personal servant of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; āste-vyaste—with great haste; strīke—the woman; varjilā—got down; tāre—her; nāmāite—to get down; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; govinde—Govinda; niṣedhilā—forbade.
TRANSLATION
When he saw this, Caitanya Mahāprabhu's personal secretary, Govinda, hastily got her down from her position. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, however, chastised him for this.
PURPORT
Because Garuḍa is the carrier of Lord Viṣṇu, he is the supreme Vaiṣṇava. Therefore to touch his body with one's feet or to climb the column of Garuḍa is certainly a vaiṣṇava-aparādha, an offense to a Vaiṣṇava. The woman was also offensive to Kṛṣṇa by putting her foot on the shoulder of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Seeing all these offenses, Govinda very hastily made her get down.