# Cc. Ādi 5.149 > নিত্যানন্দ-স্বরূপ পূর্বে হইয়া লক্ষ্মণ । > লঘুভ্রাতা হৈয়া করে রামের সেবন ॥১৪৯॥ ## Text > nityānanda-svarūpa pūrve ha-iyā lakṣmaṇa > laghu-bhrātā haiyā kare rāmera sevana ## Synonyms *nityānanda-svarūpa*—Lord Nityānanda Svarūpa; *pūrve*—formerly; *ha-iyā*—becoming; *lakṣmaṇa*—Lakṣmaṇa, Lord Rāmacandra's younger brother; *laghu-bhrātrā haiyā*—becoming the younger brother; *kare*—does; *rāmera sevana*—service to Lord Rāmacandra. ## Translation **Lord Nityānanda Svarūpa formerly appeared as Lakṣmaṇa and served Lord Rāmacandra as His younger brother.** ## Purport Among the *sannyāsīs* of the Śaṅkara-sampradāya there are different names for *brahmacārīs.* Each *sannyāsī* has some assistants, known as *brahmacārīs,* who are called by different names according to the names of the *sannyāsī.* Among such *brahmacārīs* there are four names: Svarūpa, Ānanda, Prakāśa and Caitanya. Nityānanda Prabhu maintained Himself as a *brahmacārī;* He never took *sannyāsa.* As a *brahmacārī* His name was Nityānanda Svarūpa, and therefore the *sannyāsī* under whom He was living must have been from the *tīrthas* or *āśramas.*