Text 18] The Later Pastimes of Lord Caitanya 9

cabbisa vatsara Ssese yei magha-masa
tara sukla-pakse prabhu karila sannyasa

SYNONYMS

cabbisa vatsara—of those twenty-four years; sese—at the end; yei—
which; magha-mdsa—the month of Magha (January-February); tara—of that
month; sukla-pakse —during the fortnight of the waxing moon; prabhu—the
Lord; karila—accepted; sannyésa—the renounced order of life.

TRANSLATION

At the end of His twenty-fourth year, in the month of Magha, during the
fortnight of the waxing moon, the Lord accepted the renounced order of
life, sannyasa.

TEXT 17

Hala sian fet qena aeata |
Sti AS Alen, Sta carat’ aT 391

sannydsa kariyd cabbisa vatsara avasthana
tahan yei lila, tara ‘Sesa-lila’ nama

SYNONYMS

sannyasa kariya—after accepting the order of sannyasa; cabbisa vatsara—
the twenty-four years; avasthana—remaining in this material world; tahan—
in that portion; yei lila—whatever pastimes (were performed); tara—of those
pastimes; sesa-l7la—the pastimes at the end; nama—named.

TRANSLATION

After accepting sannydsa, Lord Caitanya remained within this material
world for another twenty-four years. Within this period, whatever
pastimes He enacted are called the sesa-lila, or pastimes occurring at the
end.

TEXT 18

CAIMAA “Tey? “HBs’,—_ GS ary SF |
AYTITSEH CAWIA AA AA-CST FAI Sv Il
