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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.16
চব্বিশ বৎসর শেষে যেই মাঘমাস ।
তার শুক্লপক্ষে প্রভু করিলা সন্ন্যাস ॥ ১৬ ॥
cabbiśa vatsara śeṣe yei māgha-māsa
tāra śukla-pakṣe prabhu karilā sannyāsa
At the end of His twenty-fourth year, in the month of Māgha, during the fortnight of the waxing moon, the Lord accepted the renounced order of life, sannyāsa.
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The Lord accepted sannyāsa at the end of His twenty-fourth year.
This took place in the month of Māgha, during the fortnight of the waxing moon.
Sannyāsa is the renounced order of life.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 1 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In this chapter there is a summary description of all the pastimes performed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu during the middle period of His activities as well as the six years at the end of His activities. All of these are described in brief.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
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Which details help me remember when the Lord accepted the renounced order of life?
Write down the meaning of sannyāsa and the time when the Lord accepted it.
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