# 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.**