# Cc. Antya 12.113 ## Text > ei sukha lāgi' āmi kariluṅ sannyāsa! > āmāra 'sarva-nāśa'—tomā-sabāra 'parihāsa' ## Synonyms *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. ## Translation **"Have I taken sannyāsa for such happiness? Accepting this oil would bring My ruination, and all of you would laugh.** ## Purport 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.