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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 5: The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 157

iṅho kene daṇḍa bhāṅge, teṅho kene bhāṅgāya
bhāṅgāñā krodhe teṅho iṅhāke doṣāya

SYNONYMS

iṅho—Nityānanda; kene—why; daṇḍa—the staff; bhāṅge—breaks; teṅho—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kene—why; bhāṅgāya—allows to break it; bhāṅgāñā—after allowing to break it; krodhe—in anger; teṅho—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; iṅhāke—Lord Nityānanda; doṣāya—accuses.

TRANSLATION

The devotees could not understand why Nityānanda Prabhu broke the staff, why Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu permitted Him to do so, or why, after permitting Him, Caitanya Mahāprabhu became angry.