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  "name":"Cc. Antya 4.37",
  "h1":"Cc. Antya 4.37",
  "label":"Text 37",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 4.37",
  "description":"\"Vallabha replied, 'My dear brothers, how can I disobey your orders? Initiate me into the Kṛṣṇa mantra so that I may perform devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.'"

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Cc. Antya 4.37

Text

“tomā-duṅhāra ājñā āmi kemane laṅghimu?
dīkṣā-mantra deha' kṛṣṇa-bhajana karimu”

Synonyms

tomā—of you; duṅhāra—of both; ājñā—the order; āmi—I; kemane—how; laṅghimu—shall disobey; dīkṣā—initiation; mantra—mantra; deha'—just give; kṛṣṇa-bhajana—devotional service to Kṛṣṇa; karimu—I shall perform.

Translation

“Vallabha replied, 'My dear brothers, how can I disobey your orders? Initiate me into the Kṛṣṇa mantra so that I may perform devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.'