CC Madhya 12.207

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 207

āge kāśīśvara yāya loka nivāriyā

pāche govinda yāya jala-karaṅga lañā

SYNONYMS

āge—in front; kāśīśvara—Kāśīśvara; yāya—goes; loka—the crowd; nivāriyā—checking; pāche—at the end; govinda—Govinda; yāya—goes; jala—of water; karaṅga—a pitcher carried by saintly persons; lañā—taking.

TRANSLATION

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to visit the temple, Kāśīśvara walked in front, checking the crowds of people, and Govinda walked in the rear, bringing the sannyāsī’s pitcher filled with water.

PURPORT

The karaṅga is a kind of waterpot especially carried by Māyāvādī sannyāsīs and generally carried by all other sannyāsīs.