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CC Ādi 8.77

Bengali

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

Text

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

Synonyms

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 Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta; ārambha — beginning.

Translation

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