Text 64]
The lord's Attempt to Go to Vrodāvana
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nityānande kahe prabhu,—śunaha, śrīpāda ei āmi māṣi tumi karaba prasāda
SYNONYMS
nityānande —unto Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu;  kahe —says;  prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  śunaha —please hear;  śrī-pāda —O holy man;  ei —this;  āmi —l;  māgi —request;  tumi —You;  karaha —kindly show;  prasāda —mercy.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then told Nityānanda Prabhu, “Please hear Me, O holy man: I now request something of You. Kindly grant My request.
TEXT 64
প্রতিবর্ষ নীলাচলে তুমি না আসিবা। 
গোড়ে রহি’ মোর ইচ্ছা সফল করিবা ॥ ৬৪ ॥
prati-varṣa nilācale tumi nā āsibā gauḍe rahi’ mora icchā saphala karibā
SYNONYMS
prati-varṣa —every year;  nīlācale —to Jagannātha Purī;  tumi —You;  nā āsibā —do not come;  gauḍe rahi' —staying in Bengal;  mora icchā —My desire;  sa-phala karibā —make successful.
TRANSLATION
“Do not come to Jagannātha Purī every year, but stay in Bengal and fulfill My desire.”
PURPORT
The mission of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is to spread the only medicine effective in this fallen age of Kali—the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mahā-mantra . Following the orders of His mother, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was residing at Jagannātha Purī, and the devotees were coming to see Him. However, the Lord felt that this message must be spread very elaborately in Bengal, and in His absence there was not a second person capable of doing it. Consequently the Lord requested Nityānanda Prabhu to stay there and broadcast the message of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The Lord also entrusted a similar preaching responsibility to Rūpa and Sanātana. Nityānanda Prabhu was requested not to come every year to Jagannātha Purī, although seeing Lord Jagannātha greatly benefits everyone. Does this mean that the Lord was refusing Nityānanda Prabhu a fortunate opportunity? No. One who is a faithful servant of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu must execute His