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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth
Ādi 17.272Ādi 17.274

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.273

সঙ্গে নিত্যানন্দ, চন্দ্রশেখর আচার্য ।

মুকুন্দদত্ত,—এই তিন কৈল সর্ব কার্য ॥ ২৭৩ ৷৷

saṅge nityānanda, candraśekhara ācārya

mukunda-datta, — ei tina kaila sarva kārya

Translation

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted sannyāsa, three personalities were with Him to perform all the necessary activities. They were Nityānanda Prabhu, Candraśekhara Ācārya and Mukunda Datta.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Companions Assist at His Sannyāsa

  1. 1

    Three personalities were with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu when He accepted sannyāsa.

  2. 2

    They were Nityānanda Prabhu, Candraśekhara Ācārya and Mukunda Datta.

  3. 3

    They were present to perform all the necessary activities.

How it feels

Public courage and ecstatic joy. The saṅkīrtana movement confronts opposition and moves toward recognition and expansion.

The mood of Ādi 17 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Śrī Advaita Prabhu exhibits the ecstasy of both fraternity and servitude. All the Lord’s other associates, situated in their original love, engage in the service of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. saṅgein His company
  2. nityānandaNityānanda Prabhu
  3. candraśekhara ācāryaCandraśekhara Ācārya
  4. mukunda-dattaMukunda Datta
  5. ei tinathese three
  6. kailaperformed
  7. sarvaall
  8. kāryanecessary activities
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does their practical assistance help me appreciate service?

Practice

Offer to help with one small, necessary task in a devotional activity today.

Live this todayCompanions Assist at His SannyāsaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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