ইঁহো কেনে দণ্ড ভাঙ্গে, তেঁহো কেনে ভাঙ্গায় ।
ভাঙ্গাঞা ক্রোধে তেঁহো ইঁহাকে দোষায় ॥ ১৫৭ ॥
iṅho kene danda bhaṅge, teṅho kene bhaṅgaya
bhaṅgana krodhe teṅho iṅhake dosaya
iṅho-Nityananda; kene-why; danda-the staff; bhaṅge-breaks; teṅho-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kene-why; bhaṅgaya-allows to break it; bhaṅgana-after allowing to break it; krodhe-in anger; teṅho-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; iṅhake-Lord Nityananda; dosaya-accuses.
The devotees could not understand why Nityananda Prabhu broke the staff, why Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu permitted Him to do so, nor why, after permitting Him, Caitanya Mahaprabhu became angry.