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Šrū Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā. Ch. 16
SYNONYMS
yadyapi —although;  prabhura —of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  ājñā —the order;  gauḍete rahite —to stay in Bengal;  nityānanda-prabhuke —unto Nityānanda Prabhu;  prema-bhakti —ecstatic love of Godhead;  prakāśite —to preach;  tathāpi —still;  calilā —departed;  mahāprabhure —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  dekhite —to see;  nityānandera —of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu;  prema-ceṣṭā —the activities of ecstatic love;  ke —who;  pāre —is able;  bujhite —to understand.
TRANSLATION
Although the Lord told Nityānanda Prabhu to stay in Bengal and spread ecstatic love of God, Nityānanda left to go see Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Who can understand Nityānanda Prabhu’s ecstatic love?
TEXTS 16-17
আচাৰ্যরত্ন, বিষ্মানিধি, শ্ৰীবাস, রামাই । বাস্তুদেব, মুরারি, গোবিন্দাদি তিন ভাই ॥ ১৬ ॥ রাঘব পণ্ডিত নিজ-ঝালি সাজাঞা । কুলীন-গ্ৰামবাসী চলে পট্টভোরী লঞা ॥ ১৭ ॥
ācāryaratna, vidyānidhi, śrīvāsa, rāmāi vāsudeva, murāri, govindādi tina bhāi
rāghava paṇḍita nija-jhāli sājāñā  
 kulīna-grāma-vāsī cale paṭṭa-ḍorī lañā
SYNONYMS
ācāryaratna —Ācāryaratna;  vidyānidhi —Vidyānidhi;  śrīvāsa —Śrīvāsa;  rāmāi —Rāmāi;  vāsudeva —Vāsudeva;  murāri —Murāri;  govinda-ādi tina bhāi —Govinda and his two brothers;  rāghava paṇḍita —Rāghava Paṇḍita;  nija-jhāli —his own bags;  sājāñā —assorting;  kulīna-grāma-vāsī —the inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma;  cale —went;  paṭṭa-ḍorī lañā —taking silken ropes.
TRANSLATION
All the devotees of Navadvīpa departed, including Ācāryaratna, Vidyānidhi, Śrīvāsa, Rāmāi, Vāsudeva, Murāri, Govinda and his two brothers and Rāghava Paṇḍita, who took bags of assorted foods. The inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma, carrying silken ropes, also departed.