prabhu kahe, — nija-saṅgī kāṅho nā la-iba
eka-jane nile, ānera mane duḥkha ha-iba

 prabhu kahe - Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied; nija-saṅgī - of My associates; kāṅho - anyone; nā - not; la-iba - I shall take; eka-jane nile - if I take someone; ānera mane - in the mind of others; duḥkha ha-iba - there will be unhappiness.


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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “I shall not take any of My associates with Me, because if I choose someone, all the others will be unhappy.

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