CC Madhya 5.157

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

Madhya-līlā 5.156 - Madhya-līlā 5.158

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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.

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