Ādi-līlā, Chapter 10
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SYNONYMS
prabhu-priya —the most dear to the Lord;  govindānanda —of the name Govindānanda;  mahā-bhāgavata —great devotee;  prabhura —of the Lord;  kīrtanīyā —performer of  kīrtana ;  ādi —originally;  śrī-govinda datta —of the name of Śrī Govinda Datta.
TRANSLATION
Govindānanda and Govinda Datta, the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth branches of the tree, were performers of  kīrtana  in the company of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Govinda Datta was the principal singer in Lord Caitanya's  kīrtana  party.
PURPORT
Govinda Datta appeared in the village of Sukhacara near Khaḍadaha.
TEXT 65
শ্রীবিজয়দাস-নাম প্রভুর আখরিয়া । প্রভুরে অনেক পুঁথি দিয়াছে লিখিয়া ॥ ৬৫ ॥
śrī-vijaya-dāsa-nāma prabhura ākhariyā- prabhure aneka puṅthi diyāche likhiyā
SYNONYMS
śrī-vijaya-dāsa —of the name Śrī Vijaya dāsa;  nāma —name;  prabhura —of the Lord;  ākhariyā —chief singer;  prabhure —unto the Lord;  aneka —many;  puṅthi —literatures;  diyāche —has given;  likhiyā —by writing.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Vijaya dāsa, the twenty-seventh branch, another of the Lord's chief singers, gave the Lord many books written by hand.
PURPORT
Formerly there were no printing presses nor printed books. All books were hand-written. Precious books were kept in manuscript form in temples or important places, and anyone who was interested in a book had to copy it by hand. Vijaya dāsa was a professional writer who copied many manuscripts and gave them to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TEXT 66
‘রুক্কবাচ্ছ’ বলি’ প্রভু পুইল তাঁর নাম । অকিঞ্চন প্রভুর প্রিয় রুক্কদাস-নাম ॥ ৬৬ ॥