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vande sri-krsna-caitanya-

nityanandau sahoditau

gaudodaye puspavantau

citrau san-dau tamo-nudau

SYNONYMS

vande—I offer respectful obeisances; sri-krsna-caitanya—to Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya; nityanandau—and to Lord Nityananda; saha-uditau—simultaneously arisen; gauda-udaye—on the eastern horizon of Gauda; puspavantau—the sun and moon together; citrau—wonderful; sam-dau—bestowing benediction; tamah-nudau—dissipating darkness.

I offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Krsna Caitanya and Lord Nityananda, who are like the sun and moon.

They have arisen simultaneously on the horizon of Gauda to dissipate the darkness of ignorance and thus wonderfully bestow benediction upon all.