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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 12.113

ei sukha lāgi’ āmi kariluṅ sannyāsa! āmāra ‘sarva-nāśa’ — tomā-sabāra ‘parihāsa’
[ei sukha laagi’ aami karilun sannyaasa! aamaara ‘sarva-naasha’ — tomaa-sabaara ‘parihaasa’]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ei sukha lāgi’ āmi kariluṅ sannyāsa! āmāra ‘sarva-nāśa’ — tomā-sabāra ‘parihāsa’
“Have I taken sannyāsa for such happiness? Accepting this oil would bring My ruination, and all of you would laugh.

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu declared Himself a strict sannyāsī. A sannyāsī is not supposed to take help from anyone. Retaining a masseur to give Him massages would indicate His dependence on others. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to follow very strictly the principle of not accepting anyone’s help for His bodily comfort.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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