CC Adi 10.144

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, Chapter 10: The Trunk, Branches and Subbranches of the Caitanya Tree

CC Adi 10.143

CC Adi 10.145

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 144

bāiśa ghaḍā jala dine bharena rāmāi
govinda-ājñāya sevā karena nandāi

SYNONYMS

bāiśa—twenty-two; ghaḍā—big waterpots; jala—water; dine—daily; bharena—fills; rāmāi—Rāmāi; govinda-ājñāya—by the order of Govinda; sevā—service; karena—renders; nandāi—Nandāi.

TRANSLATION

Every day Rāmāi filled twenty-two big waterpots, whereas Nandāi personally assisted Govinda.

PURPORT

In the Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā (139) it is stated that two servants who formerly supplied milk and water to Lord Kṛṣṇa became Rāmāi and Nandāi in the pastimes of Caitanya Mahāprabhu.