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The Lord's Dealings with Jagadānanda Paṇḍita
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TEXT 36
এত বলি শ্রীকান্ত, বালক আগে চলি' যান । সন্ন ছাড়ি' আগে গেলা মহাপ্রভুর স্থান ॥ ৩৬ ॥
eta bali' śrikānta, bālaka āge cali' yāna saṅga chāḍi' āge gelā mahāprabhura sthāna
SYNONYMS
eta bali' —saying this;  śrikānta —the nephew of Śivānanda Sena;  bālaka —a boy;  āge cali' yāna —went forward;  saṅga chāḍi' —giving up their association;  āge —forward;  gelā —went;  mahāprabhura sthāna —to the place of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TRANSLATION
After saying this, Śrīkānta, who was only a boy, left the group and traveled on alone to the residence of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TEXT 37
পেটান্নি-গায় করে দণ্ডবৎ-নমস্কার । গোবিন্দ কহে,—‘শ্রীকান্ত, আগে পেটান্নি উতার’ ॥
peṭāṅgi-gāya kare daṇḍavat-namaskāra govinda kahe, —‘śrikānta, āge peṭāṅgi utāra’
SYNONYMS
peṭāṅgi —shirt and coat;  gāya —on the body;  kare —performs;  daṇḍavat-namaskāra —offering of obeisances;  govinda kahe —Govinda said;  śrikānta —my dear Śrīkānta;  āge —first;  peṭāṅgi utāra —take off your shirt and coat.
TRANSLATION
When Śrīkānta offered obeisances to the Lord, he was still wearing his shirt and coat. Therefore Govinda told him, “My dear Śrīkānta, first take off these garments.”
PURPORT
One is forbidden to enter the Deity room or offer anything to the Deity while wearing a shirt or coat. In the  tantras  it is said: