nityÄnande kahe prabhu, — deha mora daṇá¸a
nityÄnanda bale, — daṇá¸a haila tina khaṇá¸a
nityÄnande - to Lord NityÄnanda; kahe - asks; prabhu - Lord Caitanya; deha - give; mora - My; daṇá¸a - sannyÄsa staff; nityÄnanda bale - ÅšrÄ« NityÄnanda replies; daṇá¸a - Your sannyÄsa staff; haila - became; tina khaṇá¸a - divided into three parts.
When Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu had thus regained external consciousness, He asked Lord NityÄnanda Prabhu, “Please return My staff.â€
NityÄnanda Prabhu then replied, “It has been broken into three parts.â€
