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pandita kahe,--"yahan tumi, sei nilacala

ksetra-sannyasa mora yauka rasatala"

SYNONYMS

pandita kahe—Gadadhara Pandita said; yahan—wherever; tumi—You are situated; sei—that; nilacala—Jagannatha Puri; ksetra-sannyasa—vow to remain in a holy place of pilgrimage; mora—my; yauka—let it go; rasatala—to hell.

When he was requested to return to Jagannatha Puri, Gadadhara Pandita told the Lord, “Wherever You are staying is Jagannatha Puri.

Let my so-called ksetra-sannyasa go to hell.”