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Śrī-Caitanya-caritāmṛta
yata-prīti īśvarera purī-gosāñire dāmodara-svarūpere-o tata prīti kare
“Among his  sannyāsī  disciples, Īśvara Purī and Paramānanda Purī were very dear to Mādhavendra Purī. Thus Paramānanda Purī, like Svarūpa Dāmodara, who was also a  sannyāsī , was very dear to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and was His constant associate. When Lord Caitanya accepted the renounced order, Paramānanda Purī offered Him the  daṇḍa . Paramānanda Purī was always engaged in meditation, and Śrī Svarūpa was always engaged in chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mahā-mantra . As Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu offered full respect to His spiritual master, Īśvara Purī, He similarly respected Paramānanda Purī and Svarūpa Dāmodara.” It is described in  Caitanya-bhāgavata ,  Antya-līlā , Chapter Three, that when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu first saw Paramānanda Purī He made the following statement:
āji dhanya locana, saphala āji janma saphala āmāra āji haila sarva-dharma prabhu bale āji mora saphala sannyāsa āji mādhavendra more ha-ilā prakāśa
“My eyes, My mind, My religious activities and My acceptance of the  sannyāsa  order have now all become perfect because today Mādhavendra Purī is manifest before Me in the form of Paramānanda Purī.”  Caitanya-bhāgavata  further states:
kathokṣaṇe anyo 'nye karena praṇāma paramānanda-purī caitanyera priya-dhāma
“Thus Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu exchanged respectful obeisances with Paramānanda-Purī, who was very dear to Him.” Paramānanda Purī established a small monastery behind the western side of the Jagannātha Temple, where he had a well dug to supply water. The water, however, was bitter, and therefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu prayed to Lord Jagannātha to allow Ganges water to come into the well to make it sweet. When Lord Jagannātha granted the request, Lord Caitanya told all the devotees that from that day hence, the water of Paramānanda Purī’s well should be celebrated as Ganges water, for any devotee who would drink it or bathe in it would certainly get the same benefit as that derived from drinking or bathing in the waters of the Ganges. Such a person would certainly develop pure love of Godhead: It is stated in the  Caitanya-bhāgavata :
prabhu bale āmi ye āchiye pṛthivīte niścayai jāniha purī-gosāñira prīte
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu used to say: ‘I am living in this world only on account of the excellent behavior of Śrī Paramānanda Purī.’” The  Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā , verse 118, states,  purī śrī-paramānando ya āsīd uddhavaḥ purā : “Paramānanda Purī is none other than Uddhava.” Uddhava was Lord Kṛṣṇa’s friend and uncle, and in