Kholāvecā Śrīdhara hut

“The twenty-ninth branch was Śrīdhara, a trader in banana-tree bark. He was a very dear servant of the Lord. On many occasions, the Lord played jokes on him.
PURPORT
Śrīdhara was a poor brāhmaṇa who made a living by selling banana-tree bark to be made into cups. Most probably he had a banana-tree garden and collected the leaves, skin and pulp of the banana trees to sell daily in the market. He spent fifty percent of his income to worship the Ganges, and the balance he used for his subsistence. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu started His civil disobedience movement in defiance of the Kāzī, Śrīdhara danced in jubilation.The Lord used to drink water from his water jug. Śrīdhara presented a squash to Śacīdevī to cook before Lord Caitanya took sannyāsa. Every year he went to see Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī. According to Kavi-karṇapūra, Śrīdhara was a cowherd boy of Vṛndāvana whose name was Kusumāsava. In his Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā, verse 133, it is stated: “The cowherd boy known as Kusumāsava in kṛṣṇa-līlā later became Kholāvecā Śrīdhara during Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s līlā at Navadvīpa.”
(CC Adi 10.67)

Once Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to the house of Śrīdhara after kīrtana and drank water from his damaged iron pot. Then He bestowed His benediction upon all the devotees according to their desires.
PURPORT
After the mass nagara-saṅkīrtana in protest against the magistrate Chand Kazi, the Kazi was converted to a devotee. Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned with His saṅkīrtana party to the house of Śrīdhara, and Chand Kazi followed Him. All the devotees rested there for some time and drank water from Śrīdhara’s damaged iron pot. The Lord accepted the water because the pot belonged to a devotee. Chand Kazi then returned home. The place where they rested is still situated on the northeastern side of Māyāpur, and it is known as kīrtana-viśrāma-sthāna, “the resting place of the kīrtana party.”
(CC Ādi 17.70)

The Lord smiled as He heard the name of Hari emanate from everyone’s mouth. The Lord then danced down the road to the residence of Śrīdhara. The Lord then entered Śrīdhara’s house, which consisted of one broken room. At Śrīdhara’s doorway he had one iron waterpot that had been repaired a number of times. Even a thief would not steal it. As Mahāprabhu danced in Śrīdhara’s courtyard, He saw that pot of water. To display His love for His devotees, Śrī Śacīnandana suddenly picked up that iron waterpot. Mahāprabhu then drank water from that pot in His own ecstasy. Who had the power to stop Him? Śrīdhara exclaimed, “I’m finished! I’m finished! He has come to my house to kill me. After speaking in this way, the pious Śrīdhara lost consciousness. The Lord then said, “Today My body has become purified. Now I have attained devotional service to Viṣṇu.” After speaking these words, tears flowed from His eyes. The merciful Lord Gaurāṅga revealed to everyone that one attains devotional service to Viṣṇu by drinking a Vaiṣṇava’s water. “To become freed from all sinful reactions, learned persons should sincerely beg for the Lord’s remnants (foods offered by Vaiṣṇavas) or the Vaiṣṇavas’ remnants. If one is unable to obtain those, he should drink the remnants of a Vaiṣṇava’s water or the water that has washed his feet.” When the devotees saw the Lord display His affection for His devotee, they all began to cry in great ecstasy. Nityānanda, Gadādhara, Advaita, and Śrīvāsa all fell to the ground crying. Haridāsa, Gaṅgādāsa, Vakreśvara, Murāri, Mukunda, and Śrī Candraśekhara all began to cry. Govinda, Govindānanda, Śrīgarbha, Śrīmān, Kāśīśvara, Śrī Jagadānanda, and Rāma also began to cry. Jagadīśa, Gopīnātha, Nandana Ācārya, Śuklāmbara, Garuḍa, and many others all began to cry. Millions of people held their heads, cried, and exclaimed, “O dear Kṛṣṇa, O my Lord, O Lord of the helpless!” I am unable to describe what happened at Śrīdhara’s house, where loving devotional service was fully manifested. As everyone cried and chanted the name of Kṛṣṇa in ecstasy, Gauracandra smiled, for His mission was fulfilled. O brothers, just see the glories of the devotees! The Lord displays His greatest affection for His devotees. It was an iron waterpot filled with water meant for external use, yet the Lord most affectionately drank all of it. When the Lord developed a transcendental desire to drink, that devotee’s water became the purest nectar. The Lord drank water from such a pot to reveal the glories of devotional service and to show that from the spiritual point of view everything belonging to a Vaiṣṇava is pure. Even if He is thirsty, the Lord does not glance at the water offered by a proud person in an opulent, jeweled watercup. The Lord eats with full satisfaction any item offered by His servant, regardless of whether the offering was made according to regulations. Even if His servant does not offer an item because he considers it too insignificant, the Lord forcibly eats it. The evidence of this was when the Lord ate Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa’s broken rice in Dvārakā. The Lord even accepts the remnants of His servants. This was seen during the Pāṇḍavas’ exile to the forest when the Lord ate the remnants of Yudhiṣṭhira’s leafy vegetables. Kṛṣṇa’s father, mother, wife, and brother are all His servants. Kṛṣṇa does not recognize anyone other than His servants. The Lord accepts the form that His servant meditates on, and Kṛṣṇa’s servant can even sell Him.
(Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata, Madhya-khaṇḍa 23.436 – 465)

I cannot understand the love that manifest there when the Lord drank Śrīdhara’s water. On seeing the Lord’s display of affection for His devotee, the people of the three worlds cried. Some rolled on the ground, and some let their hair loose. Holding straw between his teeth, Śrīdhara cried and loudly chanted the name of Hari with tears in his eyes. Śrīdhara danced, cried, and lamented, “Alas, what kind of water has the Lord, Tridaśa Rāya, drunk?” After drinking His devotee’s water, Viśvambhara Prabhu, the Lord of Vaikuṇṭha, danced in Śrīdhara’s courtyard. His intimate associates sang in great ecstasy in the four directions, while Nityānanda and Gadādhara danced at the two sides of the Lord. Just behold the ultimate fortune of the Lord’s servant, Śrīdhara, the banana seller. Even Brahmā and Śiva cried on seeing his glories. One cannot attain Kṛṣṇa by wealth, high birth, or scholarship. Lord Caitanya is controlled only by devotional service. After bestowing mercy on Śrīdhara by drinking his water, Lord Gaurāṅga again entered the town.
(Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata, Madhya-khaṇḍa 23.486 – 494)”