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    "name":"Cc. Madhya 5.157",
    "h1":"Cc. Madhya 5.157",
    "label":"Text 157",
    "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 5.157",
    "description":"The devotees could not understand why Nityānanda Prabhu broke the staff, why Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu permitted Him to do so, or why, after permitting Him, Caitanya Mahāprabhu became angry."
}
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====== Cc. Madhya 5.157 ======

===== Text =====

> iṅho kene daṇḍa bhāṅge, teṅho kene bhāṅgāya
> bhāṅgāñā krodhe teṅho iṅhāke doṣāya

===== Synonyms =====

[[synonyms:i:iṅho]]---Nityānanda; [[synonyms:k:kene]]---why; [[synonyms:d:daṇḍa]]---the staff; [[synonyms:b:bhāṅge]]---breaks; [[synonyms:t:teṅho]]---Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; [[synonyms:k:kene]]---why; [[synonyms:b:bhāṅgāya]]---allows to break it; [[synonyms:b:bhāṅgāñā]]---after allowing to break it; [[synonyms:k:krodhe]]---in anger; [[synonyms:t:teṅho]]---Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; [[synonyms:i:iṅhāke]]---Lord Nityānanda; [[synonyms:d:doṣāya]]---accuses.

===== Translation =====

**The devotees could not understand why Nityānanda Prabhu broke the staff, why Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu permitted Him to do so, or why, after permitting Him, Caitanya Mahāprabhu became angry.**