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CC 2.12.113

ei sukha lāgi' āmi kariluṅ sannyāsa!



āmāra 'sarva-nāśa'--tomā-sabāra 'parihāsa'
ei-this; sukha-happiness; lāgi'-for; āmi-I; kariluṅ sannyāsa-have taken to the renounced order; āmāra sarva-nāśa-My ruination; tomā-sabāra-of all of you; parihāsa-joking.
"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.