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Šri Caitanya  caritāmrtā
[[Madhya-lilā Ch 25
TEVYT 16O
কাশীতে গ্রাহক নাছি, বস্তু না বিকায়। পুনরুপি দেশে বহি’ লওয়া নাছি যায় ॥ ১৬৯ ॥
kāśīte grāhaka nāhi, vastu nā vikāya punarapi deśe vahi’ laoyā nāhi yāya
SYNONYMS
kāśīte —in Kāśī (Benares);  grāhaka nāhi —there was no customer;  vastu nā vikāya —it was not selling;  punarapi —again;  deśe —to My own country;  vahi' —carrying (it);  laoyā —to take;  nāhi yāya —was not possible.
TRANSLATION
“Although I came to Vārāṇasī to sell My goods, there were no customers, and it appeared necessary for Me to carry them back to My own country.
TEXT 1700
আমি বোঝা বহিমু, তোমা-সবার ছুঃখ হৈল । তোমা-সবার ইচ্ছায় বিনামূল্যে বিলাইল ॥ ১৭০ ॥
āmi bojhā vahimu, tomā-sabāra duḥkha haila
tomā-sabāra icchāya vinā-mūlye bilāila
SYNONYMS
āmi —l;  bojhā —burden;  vahimu —shall carry;  tomā-sabāra duḥkha haila —all of you became very unhappy;  tomā-sabāra icchāya —only by your will;  vinā-mūlye bilāila —l distributed without a price.
TRANSLATION
“All of you were feeling unhappy that no one was purchasing My goods and that I would have to carry them away. Therefore, by your will only, I have distributed them without charging.”
PURPORT
When we began distributing the message of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in the Western countries, a similar thing happened. In the beginning we were very disappointed for at least one year because no one came forth to help this movement, but by the grace of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, some young boys joined this movement in 1966. Of course we distributed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s message