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CC Madhya 1.17

Bengali

সন্ন্যাস করিয়া চব্বিশ বৎসর অবস্থান ।
তাহাঁ যেই লীলা, তার ‘শেষলীলা’ নাম ॥ ১৭ ॥

Text

sannyāsa kariyā cabbiśa vatsara avasthāna
tāhāṅ yei līlā, tāra ‘śeṣa-līlā’ nāma

Synonyms

sannyāsa kariyā — after accepting the order of sannyāsa; cabbiśa vatsara — the twenty-four years; avasthāna — remaining in this material world; tāhāṅ — in that portion; yei līlā — whatever pastimes (were performed); tāra — of those pastimes; śeṣa-līlā — the pastimes at the end; nāma — named.

Translation

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