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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 4]
Mathurā and Vṛndāvana are the abodes of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Therefore these two places are very dear to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and He wanted to develop their glories through Sanātana Gosvāmī.
TEXT 82
মাতার আজ্ঞায় আমি বসি নীলাচলে । তাহা ‘ধর্ম’ শিখাইতে নাহি নিজ-বলে ॥ ৮২ ॥
mātāra ājñāya āmi vasi nīlācale tāhāṅ ‘dharma’ śikhāite nāhi nija-bale
SYNONYMS
mātāra —of My mother;  ājñāya —by the order;  āmi —I;  vasi —reside;  nīlācale —at Jagannātha Purī;  tāhāṅ —in Mathurā and Vṛndāvana;  dharma śikhāite —to teach religious principles;  nāhi —not;  nija-bale —within My ability.
TRANSLATION
“By the order of My mother I am sitting here in Jagannātha Purī; therefore, I cannot go to Mathurā-Vṛndāvana to teach people how to live there according to religious principles.
TEXT 83
এত সব কর্ম আমি যে-দেহে করিমু । তাহা ছাড়িতে চাহ তুমি, কেগনে সহিমু?” ৮৩ ॥
eta saba karma āmi ye-dehe karimu tāhā chāḍite cāha tumi, kemane sahimu?”
SYNONYMS
eta saba —all this;  karma —work;  āmi —I;  ye-dehe —by which body;  karimu —will do;  tāhā —that;  chāḍite —to give up;  cāha tumi —you want;  kemane —how;  sahimu —shall I tolerate.
TRANSLATION
“I have to do all this work through your body, but you want to give it up. How can I tolerate this?”
TEXT 84
তবে সনাতন কহে,—“তোমাকে নমস্কারে । তোমার গম্ভীর হৃদয় কে বুঝিতে পারে ? ৮৪ ॥