cabbiÅ›a vatsara Å›eá¹£e yei mÄgha-mÄsa
tÄra Å›ukla-paká¹£e prabhu karilÄ sannyÄsa

 cabbiÅ›a vatsara - of those twenty-four years; Å›eá¹£e - at the end; yei - which; mÄgha-mÄsa - the month of MÄgha (January-February); tÄra - of that month; Å›ukla-paká¹£e - during the fortnight of the waxing moon; prabhu - the Lord; karilÄ - accepted; sannyÄsa - the renounced order of life.


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At the end of His twenty-fourth year, in the month of MÄgha, during the fortnight of the waxing moon, the Lord accepted the renounced order of life, sannyÄsa.

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