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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.175
যদ্যপি সহসা আমি করিয়াছি সন্ন্যাস ।
তথাপি তোমা-সবা হৈতে নহিব উদাস ॥ ১৭৫ ॥
yadyapi sahasā āmi kariyāchi sannyāsa
tathāpi tomā-sabā haite nahiba udāsa
“My dear friends, although I have suddenly accepted this renounced order, I still know that I shall never be indifferent to you.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu addressed the devotees as His dear friends.
He acknowledged that He had suddenly accepted the renounced order.
He assured them that He would never be indifferent to them.
Reunion and heartbreaking parting. After sannyāsa, mother Śacī and the devotees reunite with Him before consenting to separation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
She requested Him to make Jagannātha Purī, Nīlācala, His headquarters. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu granted His mother’s request and, followed by Nityānanda, Mukunda, Jagadānanda and Dāmodara, left Śāntipura.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
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