CC Ādi 13.78
Bengali
অতএব প্রভু তাঁরে বলে, ‘বড় ভাই'।
কৃষ্ণ, বলরাম দুই—চৈতন্য, নিতাই ॥ ৭৮ ॥
কৃষ্ণ, বলরাম দুই—চৈতন্য, নিতাই ॥ ৭৮ ॥
Verse text
ataeva prabhu tāṅre bale, ‘baḍa bhāi’
kṛṣṇa, balarāma dui — caitanya, nitāi
kṛṣṇa, balarāma dui — caitanya, nitāi
Synonyms
Translation
Because Mahā-saṅkarṣaṇa is the ingredient and efficient cause of the cosmic manifestation, He is present in every detail of it. Lord Caitanya therefore called Him His elder brother. The two brothers are known as Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma in the spiritual world, but at the present moment they are Caitanya and Nitāi. Therefore the conclusion is that Nityānanda Prabhu is the original Saṅkarṣaṇa, Baladeva.