prathama sÅ«tra prabhura sannyÄsa-karaṇa
sannyÄsa kari' calilÄ prabhu Å›rÄ«-vá¹›ndÄvana
prathama - first; sÅ«tra - synopsis; prabhura - of the Lord; sannyÄsa-karaṇa - accepting the sannyÄsa order; sannyÄsa kari' - after accepting the renounced order; calilÄ - went; prabhu - the Lord; Å›rÄ«-vá¹›ndÄvana - toward Vá¹›ndÄvana.
This is the first synopsis: After accepting the sannyÄsa order, Caitanya MahÄprabhu proceeded toward Vá¹›ndÄvana.
Clearly these statements are a real account of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu’s acceptance of the renounced order of life. His acceptance of this renounced order is not at all comparable to the acceptance of sannyÄsa by MÄyÄvÄdÄ«s. After accepting sannyÄsa, Caitanya MahÄprabhu wanted to reach Vá¹›ndÄvana. He was unlike the MÄyÄvÄdÄ« sannyÄsÄ«s, who desire to merge into the existence of the Absolute. For a Vaiṣṇava, acceptance of sannyÄsa means getting relief from all material activities and completely devoting oneself to the transcendental loving service of the Lord. This is confirmed by ÅšrÄ«la RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ« (B.r.s. 1.2.255): anÄsaktasya viá¹£ayÄn yathÄrham upayuñjataḥ/ nirbandhaḥ kṛṣṇa-sambandhe yuktaá¹ vairÄgyam ucyate. For a Vaiṣṇava, the renounced order means completely giving up attachment for material things and engaging nonstop in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. The MÄyÄvÄdÄ« sannyÄsÄ«s, however, do not know how to engage everything in the service of the Lord. Because they have no devotional training, they think material objects to be untouchable. Brahma satyaá¹ jagan mithyÄ: The MÄyÄvÄdÄ«s think that the world is false, but the Vaiṣṇava sannyÄsÄ«s do not think like this. Vaiṣṇavas say, “Why should the world be false? It is reality, and it is meant for the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.†For a Vaiṣṇava sannyÄsÄ«, renunciation means not accepting anything for personal sense enjoyment. Devotional service means engaging everything for the satisfaction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
