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CC Ādi 10.144

Bengali

বাইশ ঘড়া জল দিনে ভরেন রামাই ।
গোবিন্দ–আজ্ঞায় সেবা করেন নন্দাই ॥ ১৪৪ ॥

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 — Rāmāi; govinda-ājñāya — by the order of Govinda; sevā — service; karena — renders; nandāi — 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.