Verse 1.1.90-91

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.1.90-91:

আদি-খণ্ডে—প্রধানতঃ বিদ্যার বিলাস মধ্য-খণ্ডে—চৈতন্যের কীর্তন-প্রকাশ শেষ-খণ্ডে—সন্ন্যাসি-রূপে নীলাচলে স্থিতি নিত্যানন্দ-স্থানে সমর্পিযা গৌড-ক্ষিতি ॥ ৯০-৯১ ॥

आदि-खण्डे—प्रधानतः विद्यार विलास मध्य-खण्डे—चैतन्येर कीर्तन-प्रकाश शेष-खण्डे—सन्न्यासि-रूपे नीलाचले स्थिति नित्यानन्द-स्थाने समर्पिया गौड-क्षिति ॥ ९०-९१ ॥

ādi-khaṇḍe—pradhānataḥ vidyāra vilāsa madhya-khaṇḍe—caitanyera kīrtana-prakāśa śeṣa-khaṇḍe—sannyāsi-rūpe nīlācale sthiti nityānanda-sthāne samarpiyā gauḍa-kṣiti || 90-91 ||

adi-khande—pradhanatah vidyara vilasa madhya-khande—caitanyera kirtana-prakasa sesa-khande—sannyasi-rupe nilacale sthiti nityananda-sthane samarpiya gauda-ksiti (90-91)

English translation:

(90-91) The Ādi-khaṇḍa mainly describes the Lord’s scholastic pastimes. In the Madhya-khaṇḍa the Lord’s kīrtana pastimes are described. The Antya-khaṇḍa contains descriptions of the Lord’s residence in Jagannātha Purī as a sannyāsī and His entrusting the Bengal preaching to Nityānanda Prabhu.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

Among the three khaṇdas, or sections, of this book, the Ādi-khaṇḍa describes the Lord’s scholastic pastimes, the Madhya-khaṇḍa describes the Lord’s kīrtana pastimes, and the Antya-khaṇḍa describes the Lord’s residence in Jagannātha Purī as a sannyāsī. In His pastimes as a householder, Lord Gaurasundara instructed the people of Bengal in the process of kīrtana. In His pastimes as a sannyāsī, He remained in Jagannātha Purī and nourished His devotees. When the Lord preached devotional service in Bengal, Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, Haridāsa Ṭhākura, and other pure devotees assisted Him in His preaching. When Śrīmān Mahāprabhu resided in Nīlācala, He appointed Lord Nityānanda as the principal preacher for Bengal. The Gauḍīya devotees who resided in Nīlācala were under the care of Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, and the

devotees in Bengal constantly worshiped Lord Hari under the care of Nityānanda Prabhu. Śrīmān Mahāprabhu was personally in charge of the preachers in Nīlācala, and He appointed Nityānanda Prabhu to take charge of the preachers in Bengal. Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu preached all over Bengal with His twelve prominent devotees. In Vraja-maṇḍala, Śrī Rūpa and Sanātana Gosvāmī were the commander-in-chiefs who accepted the responsibility for preaching in the West.