284 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 16

TRANSLATION

Because He had met them all at Santipura, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu re-
quested all the devotees not to go to Jagannatha Puri that year.

TEXT 248
Sal Care Hay oily ‘qrrae’ ara |
AC Bisel CWB’, Sea fafacw afi xse 1

tahan haite avasya ami ‘vrndavana’ yaba
sabe djfia deha’, tabe nirvighne asiba

SYNONYMS

tahan haite—from there; avasya—certainly; ami—l; vrndavana ydaba—shall go
to Vindavana; sabe—all of you; 4jfid deha’—give Me permission; tabe—then;
nirvighne—without disturbance; dsiba—I shall come back.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, ‘I shall certainly go to Vrndavana from
Jagannatha Puri. If all of you give Me permission, | shall return here again
without difficulty.”’

TEXT 249

TWSta paces fa ae fang sfae |
AAR AVS Sia Sisal AVA i 280 1

matara carane dhari’ bahu vinaya karila
vrndavana ydite tara ajfa la-ila

SYNONYMS

matara—of Sacimata; carane—the feet; dhari’—catching; bahu vinaya karila—
submitted most humbly; vrndavana ydite—to go to Vindavana; tanra—her;
ajhd—permission; la-ila—took.

TRANSLATION

Clasping the feet of His mother, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu very humbly re-
quested her permission. Thus she gave Him leave to go to Vrndavana.
