paṇḍita kahe, — "yāhāṅ tumi, sei nīlācala
kṣetra-sannyāsa mora yāuka rasātala"

 paṇḍita kahe - Gadādhara Paṇḍita said; yāhāṅ - wherever; tumi - You are situated; sei - that; nīlācala - Jagannātha Purī; kṣetra-sannyāsa - vow to remain in a holy place of pilgrimage; mora - my; yāuka - let it go; rasātala - to hell.


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When he was requested to return to Jagannātha Purī, Gadādhara Paṇḍita told the Lord, “Wherever You are staying is Jagannātha Purī. Let my so-called kṣetra-sannyāsa go to hell.”

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