CC Madhya 5.148 (1975)
TEXT 148
- nityānande kahe prabhu,--deha mora daṇḍa
- nityānanda bale,--daṇḍa haila tina khaṇḍa
SYNONYMS
nityānande—to Lord Nityānanda; kahe—asks; prabhu—Lord Caitanya; deha—give; mora—My; daṇḍa—sannyāsa staff; nityānanda bale—Śrī Nityānanda replies; daṇḍa—Your sannyāsa staff; haila—became; tina khaṇḍa—divided into three parts.
TRANSLATION
When Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu had thus regained external consciousness, He asked Lord Nityānanda Prabhu, "Please return My staff." Nityānanda Prabhu then replied, "It has been broken into three parts."