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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, Chapter 7: Lord Caitanya in Five Features

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 12

ithe bhakta-bhāva dhare caitanya gosāñi
‘bhakta-svarūpa’ tāṅra nityānanda-bhāi

SYNONYMS

ithe—for this reason; bhakta-bhāva—the ecstasy of a devotee; dhare—accepts; caitanya—Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu; gosāñi—the transcendental teacher; bhakta-svarūpa—exactly like a pure devotee; tāṅra—His; nityānanda—Lord Nityānanda; bhāi—brother.

TRANSLATION

For this reason Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the supreme teacher, accepts the form of a devotee and accepts Lord Nityānanda as His elder brother.