# Cc. Ādi 6.48 ## Text > nityānanda avadhūta sabāte āgala > caitanyera dāsya-preme ha-ilā pāgala ## Synonyms *nityānanda* *avadhūta*—the mendicant Lord Nityānanda; *sabāte*—among all; *āgala*—foremost; *caitanyera* *dāsya*-*preme*—in the emotional ecstatic love of being a servant of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; *ha*-*ilā* *pāgala*—became mad. ## Translation **Śrī Nityānanda, the wandering mendicant, is the foremost of all the associates of Lord Caitanya. He became mad in the ecstasy of service to Lord Caitanya.**