### CC Adi 7.12

> ইথে ভক্তভাব ধরে চৈতন্য গোসাঞি ।\
> ‘ভক্তস্বরূপ’ তাঁর নিত্যানন্দ-ভাই ॥১২॥

> ithe bhakta-bhāva dhare caitanya gosāñi\
> 'bhakta-svarūpa' tāṅra nityānanda-bhāi

*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.

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