Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Adi-lila

Chapter 10: The Trunk, Branches and Subbranches of the Caitanya Tree. Text 96

tabe dui bhÄi tÄá¹…re marite nÄ dila
nija tá¹›tÄ«ya bhÄi kari' nikaá¹­e rÄkhila

 tabe - at that time; dui bhÄi - the two brothers (ÅšrÄ«la RÅ«pa and SanÄtana); tÄá¹…re - him; marite - to die; nÄ dila - did not allow; nija - own; tá¹›tÄ«ya - third; bhÄi - brother; kari' - accepting; nikaá¹­e - near; rÄkhila - kept him.


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These two brothers, however, did not allow him to die. They accepted him as their third brother and kept him in their company.

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