CC Antya 12.37
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Antya-līlā - Chapter 12: The Loving Dealings Between Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Jagadānanda Paṇḍita
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 37
- peṭāṅgi-gāya kare daṇḍavat-namaskāra
- govinda kahe,—'śrīkānta, āge peṭāṅgi utāra'
SYNONYMS
peṭāṅgi—shirt and coat; gāya—on the body; kare—performs; daṇḍavat-namaskāra—offering of obeisances; govinda kahe—Govinda said; śrīkānta—my dear Śrīkānta; āge—first; peṭāṅgi utāra—take off your shirt and coat.
TRANSLATION
When Śrīkānta offered obeisances to the Lord, he was still wearing his shirt and coat. Therefore Govinda told him, "My dear Śrīkānta, first take off these garments."
PURPORT
One is forbidden to enter the Deity room or offer anything to the Deity while wearing a shirt or coat. In the tantras it is said:
- vastreṇāvṛta-dehas tu yo naraḥ praṇamed dharim
- śvitrī bhavati mūḍhātmā sapta janmāni bhāvini
"Anyone who offers respects and obeisances to the Deity while wearing garments on the upper portion of his body is condemned to be a leper for seven births."