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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 10.144",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 10.144",
  "label":"Text 144",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 10.144",
  "description":"Every day Rāmāi filled twenty-two big waterpots, whereas Nandāi personally assisted Govinda."

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Cc. Ādi 10.144

Text

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.