Madhya-lilaChapter 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 1.16

cabbisa vatsara sese yei magha-masa

tara sukla-pakse prabhu karila sannyasa

SYNONYMS

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

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