CC Adi 10.144 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 10: The Trunk, Branches and Subbranches of the Caitanya Tree
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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—of the name Rāmāi; govinda-ājñāya—by the order of Govinda; sevā—service; karena—renders; nandāi—of the name 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.