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yadyapi udvega haila palaite mana

thakurera candana-sadhana ha-ila bandhana

SYNONYMS

yadyapi—although; udvega—anxiety; haila—there was; palaite—to go away; mana—the mind; thakurera—of the Lord; candana—of the sandalwood; sadhana—the collecting; ha-ila—there was; bandhana—bondage.

Madhavendra Puri wanted to leave Jagannatha Puri because the people were honoring him as a great devotee; however, this threatened to hinder his collecting sandalwood for the Gopala Deity.