Madhya-līlāChapter 16: The Lord's Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 16.131

paṇḍita kahe, — "yāhāń tumi, sei nīlācala

kṣetra-sannyāsa mora yāuka rasātala"

SYNONYMS

paṇḍita kahe — Gadādhara Paṇḍita said; yāhāń — wherever; tumi — You are situated; sei — that; nīlācala — Jagannātha Purī; kṣetra-sannyāsa — vow to remain in a holy place of pilgrimage; mora — my; yāuka — let it go; rasātala — to hell.

TRANSLATION

When he was requested to return to Jagannātha Purī, Gadādhara Paṇḍita told the Lord, "Wherever You are staying is Jagannātha Purī. Let my so-called kṣetra-sannyāsa go to hell."

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