CC Ādi 11.5

Adi-līlā, Chapter 11, Text 5

শ্রীনিত্যানন্দ–বৃক্ষের স্কন্ধ গুরুতর ।
তাহাতে জন্মিল শাখা–প্রশাখা বিস্তর ॥ ৫॥

śrī-nityānanda-vṛkṣera skandha gurutara
tāhāte janmila śākhā-praśākhā vistara

Word by word

śrī-nityānanda-vṛkṣera — of the tree known as Śrī Nityānanda; skandha — main branch; gurutara — extremely heavy; tāhāte — from that branch; janmila — grew; śākhā — branches; praśākhā — subbranches; vistara — expansively.

Translation

Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu is an extremely heavy branch of the Śrī Caitanya tree. From that branch grow many branches and subbranches.