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CC Antya 12.113 (1975)

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 113

ei sukha lāgi' āmi kariluṅ sannyāsa!
āmāra 'sarva-nāśa'--tomā-sabāra 'parihāsa'


SYNONYMS

ei—this; sukha—happiness; lāgi'-for; āmi—I; kariluṅ sannyāsa—have taken to the renounced order; āmāra sarva-nāśa—My ruination; tomā-sabāra—of all of you; parihāsa—joking.


TRANSLATION

"Have I taken sannyāsa for such happiness? Accepting this oil would bring My ruination, and all of you would laugh.


PURPORT

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu declared Himself a strict sannyāsī. A sannyāsī is not supposed to take help from anyone. Retaining a masseur to give Him massages would indicate His dependence on others. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to follow very strictly the principle of not accepting anyone's help for His bodily comfort.