Text 247] The Lord’s Attempt to Go to Vrndavana 283

came very happy. The eleven people —five watchmen, four personal servants and
two brahmanas—who were guarding him became less strict in their vigilance.
When Raghunatha dasa actually took up his household affairs, his parents
reduced the number of guards.

TEXTS 245-246

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ihah prabhu ekatra kari’ saba bhakta-gana
advaita-nityanandadi yata bhakta-jana

saba alingana kari’ kahena gosafi
sabe ajha deha’—4ami nilacale yai
SYNONYMS

ihari—here (at Santipura); prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ekatra kari’—
assembling in one place; saba bhakta-gana—all the devotees; advaita-nityanan-
da-adi—headed by Advaita Acarya and Nityananda Prabhu; yata bhakta-jana—all
the devotees; saba d4lingana kari’—embracing every one of them; kahena
gosani—sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; sabe—all of you; aja deha’—just give
Me permission; ami—l; nilacale—to Nilacala, Jagannatha Puri; yai—may go.

TRANSLATION

Meanwhile, at Santipura, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu assembled all His devo-
tees —headed by Advaita Acarya and Nityananda Prabhu—embraced them all
and asked their permission to return to Jagannatha Puri.

TEXT 247

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sabara sahita ihan Amara ha-ila milana
e varsa ‘niladri’ keha nd kariha gamana

SYNONYMS
sabara sahita—with everyone; iha—here; amara—of Me; ha-ila—there was;
milana—meeting; e varsa—this year; niladri—to Jagannatha Puri; keha—any of
you; né—not; kariha gamana—go.
