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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 12]
SYNONYMS
śuni'—hearing; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kahe—says; kichu—some; sa-krodha vacana—angry words; mardaniyā—masseur; eka—one; rākha—keep; karite mardana—to give massages.
TRANSLATION
When the Lord heard this, He angrily said, “Why not keep a masseur to massage Me?
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এই সুখ লাগি’ আমি করিলুঁ সন্ন্যাস ! আমার ‘সর্বনাশ’—তোমা-সবার ‘পরিহাস’ ॥ ১১৩ ॥
ei sukha lāgi’ āmi kariluṅ sannyāsa! āmāra ‘sarva-nāśa’—tomā-sabāra ‘parihāsa’
SYNONYMS
ei—this; sukha—happiness; lāgi’—for; āmi—I; kariluṅ sannyāsa—have taken to the renounced order; āmāra sarva-nāśa—My ruination; tomā-sabāra—of all of you; parihāsa—joking.
TRANSLATION
“Have I taken sannyāsa for such happiness? Accepting this oil would bring My ruination, and all of you would laugh.
PURPORT
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu declared Himself a strict sannyāsī. A sannyāsī is not supposed to take help from anyone. Retaining a masseur to give Him massages would indicate His dependence on others. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to follow very strictly the principle of not accepting anyone’s help for His bodily comfort.
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পথে যাইতে তৈলগদ্ধ মোর যেই পাবে । ‘দারী সন্ন্যাসী’ করি’ আমারে কহিবে ॥ ১১৪ ॥
pathe yāite taila-gandha mora yei pābe ‘dārī sannyāsī’ kari’ āmāre kahibe