sei-ká¹£aṇe dhÄÃ±Ä prabhu gaá¹…gÄte paá¸ila
nityÄnanda-haridÄsa dhari' uá¹hÄila
sei-ká¹£aṇe - immediately; dhÄÃ±Ä - running; prabhu - the Lord; gaá¹…gÄte - in the water of the Ganges; paá¸ila - plunged; nityÄnanda - Lord NityÄnanda; haridÄsa - HaridÄsa ṬhÄkura; dhari' - catching Him; uá¹hÄila - raised Him.
Immediately He ran to the river Ganges and jumped in to counteract the sinful activities of that woman. Lord NityÄnanda and HaridÄsa ṬhÄkura caught Him and raised Him from the river.
ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu is God Himself, but He was playing the part of a preacher. Every preacher should know that being allowed to touch a Vaiṣṇava’s feet and take dust may be good for the person who takes it, but it is not good for the person who allows it to be taken. As far as possible, this practice should ordinarily be avoided. Only initiated disciples should be allowed to take this advantage, not others. Those who are full of sinful activities should generally be avoided.
