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Pastimes of the Lord in His Youth
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changes in many ways. Even in the United States, when our devotees chant on the street, American ladies and gentlemen inquire from them whether they are actually Americans because no one could expect Americans to become such nice devotees all of a sudden. Even Christian priests are greatly surprised that all these boys from Jewish and Christian families have joined this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement; before joining, they never regarded any principles of religion seriously, but now they have become sincere devotees of the Lord. Everywhere people express this astonishment, and we take great pride in the transcendental behavior of our students. Such wonders are possible, however, only by the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. They are not ordinary or mundane.
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अग्र अग्र श्रीচৈতন্ত্র अग्र নিত্যানন্দ । 
    अग्राच्चৈতচন্দ্র अग्र গৌরভক্তবৃন্দ ॥ ২ ॥
jaya jaya śrī-caitanya jaya nityānanda 
    jayādvaitacandra jaya gaura-bhakta-vṛnda
SYNONYMS
jaya jaya —all glories;  śrī-caitanya —to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  jaya —all glories;  nityānanda —to Lord Nityānanda Prabhu;  jaya advaita-candra —all glories to Advaita Ācārya;  jaya gaura-bhakta-vṛnda —all glories to the devotees of Lord Caitanya.
TRANSLATION
All glories to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu! All glories to Lord Nityānanda Prabhu! All glories to Advaita Ācārya! And all glories to the devotees of Lord Caitanya!
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কৈশোর-লীলার সূত্র করিল গণন । 
    যৌবনলীলার সূত্র করি অমুক্রম ॥ ৩ ॥
kaiśora-līlāra sūtra karila gaṇana 
    yauvana-līlāra sūtra kari anukrama
SYNONYMS
kaiśora-līlāra —of the activities before His youth;  sūtra —synopsis;  karila —I have done;  gaṇana —an enumeration;  yauvana-līlāra —of the pastimes of youth;  sūtra —synopsis;  kari —I enumerate;  anukrama —in chronological order.
TRANSLATION
I have already given a synopsis of the kaiśora-līlā of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Now let me enumerate His youthful pastimes in chronological order.