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CC Madhya 16.11

Bengali

যদ্যপি স্বতন্ত্র প্রভু নহে নিবারণ ।
ভক্ত-ইচ্ছা বিনা প্রভু না করে গমন ॥ ১১ ॥

Text

yadyapi svatantra prabhu nahe nivāraṇa
bhakta-icchā vinā prabhu nā kare gamana

Synonyms

yadyapi — although; svatantra — fully independent; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; nahe nivāraṇa — there is no checking Him; bhakta-icchā vinā — without the permission of devotees; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; nā kare gamana — does not go.

Translation

Although the Lord is completely independent and no one can check Him, He still did not go without the permission of His devotees.