### CC Adi 8.77

> আজ্ঞামালা পাঞা আমার হইল আনন্দ ।\
> তাহাঁই করিনু এই গ্রন্থের আরম্ভ ॥৭৭॥

> ājñā-mālā pāñā āmāra ha-ila ānanda\
> tāhāṅi karinu ei granthera ārambha

*ājñā-mālā*—the garland of order; *pāñā*—receiving; *āmāra*—my; *ha-ila*—became; *ānanda*—great pleasure; *tāhāṅi*—then and there; *karinu*—attempted; *ei*—this; *granthera*—of *Caitanya-caritāmṛta*; *ārambha*—beginning.

**I was greatly pleased to have the garland signifying the order of the Lord, and then and there I commenced to write this book.**