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CC Madhya 12.207



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; yāyagoes; loka — the crowd; nivāriyā — checking; pācheat 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.