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[[Madhya-lilā Ch 16
āji-kāli kari’ uṭhāya vividha upāya vājite sammati nā deva vicchedera bhava
SYNONYMS
āji-kāli kari' —delaying today and tomorrow;  uṭhāya —they put forward;  vividha upāya —many devices;  yāite —to go;  sammati —permission;  nā deya —did not give;  vicchedera bhava —because of fearing separation.
TRANSLATION
In this way they both presented many impediments, indirectly not granting the Lord permission to go to Vṛndāvana. They did this because they were afraid of separation from Him.
TEXT 11
যছাপি স্বতন্ত্র প্রভু নহে নিবারণ । 
ভক্ত-ইচ্ছা বিনা প্রভু না করে গমন ॥ ১১ ॥
yadyapi svatantra prabhu nahe nivāraṇa bhakta-icchā vinā prabhu nā kare gamana
SYNONYMS
yadyapi —although;  svatantra —fully independent;  prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  nahe nivāraṇa —there is no checking Him;  bhakta-icchā vinā —without the permission of devotees;  prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  nā kare gamana —does not go.
TRANSLATION
Although the Lord is completely independent and incapable of being checked by anyone, He still did not go without the permission of His devotees.
TEXT 12
তৃতীয় বৎসরে সব গোড়ের ভক্তগণ । নীলাচলে চলিতে সবার হৈল মন ॥ ১২ ॥
trtiya vatsare saba gauḍera bhakta-gaṇa nilācale calite sabāra haila mana