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nityanande kahe prabhu,--deha mora danda

nityananda bale,--danda haila tina khanda

SYNONYMS

nityanande—to Lord Nityananda; kahe—asks; prabhu—Lord Caitanya; deha—give; mora—My; danda—sannyasa staff; nityananda bale—Sri Nityananda replies; danda—Your sannyasa staff; haila—became; tina khanda—divided into three parts.

When Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu had thus regained external consciousness, He asked Lord Nityananda Prabhu, “Please return My staff.” Nityananda Prabhu then replied, “It has been broken into three parts.”