Antya 12.113

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TEXT
এই সুখ লাগি' আমি করিলুঁ সন্ন্যাস ! আমার 'সর্বনাশ' - তোমা-সবার 'পরিহাস' ॥ ১১৩ ॥
ei sukha lagi' ami kariluṅ sannyasa!
amara 'sarva-nasa'-toma-sabara 'parihasa'
SYNONYMS
ei-this; sukha-happiness; lagi'-for; ami-I; kariluṅ sannyasa-have taken to the renounced order; amara sarva-nasa-My ruination; toma-sabara-of all of you; parihasa-joking.
TRANSLATION
"Have I taken sannyasa for such happiness? Accepting this oil would bring My ruination, and all of you would laugh.
PURPORT
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu declared Himself a strict sannyasi. A sannyasi is not supposed to take help from anyone. Retaining a masseur to give Him massages would indicate His dependence on others. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to follow very strictly the principle of not accepting anyone's help for His bodily comfort.