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Śrī-Caitanya-caritāmṛta
TRANSLATION
By the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, three devotees accompanied Lord Nityānanda Prabhu when He returned to Bengal to preach.
TEXT 118
রামদাস, মাধব, আর বাসুদেব ঘোষ ।
প্রভু-সঙ্গে রহে গোবিন্দ পাইয়া সন্তোষ ॥ ১১৮ ॥
rāmadāsa, mādhava, āra vāsudeva ghoṣa prabhu-saṅge rahe govinda pāiyā santoṣa
SYNONYMS
rāmadāsa —of the name Rāmadāsa;  mādhava —of the name Mādhava;  āra —and;  vāsudeva ghoṣa —of the name Vāsudeva Ghosh;  prabhu-saṅge —in the company of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  rahe —remained;  govinda —of the name Govinda;  pāiyā —feeling;  santoṣa —great satisfaction.
TRANSLATION
These three were Rāmadāsa, Mādhava and Vāsudeva Ghosh. Govinda Ghosh, however, remained with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Puri and thus felt great satisfaction.
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তাগবতাচার্য, চিরজীব, শ্রীরঘুনন্দন ।
মাধবাচার্য, কমলাকান্ত, শ্রীষদ্বন্দন ॥ ১১৯ ॥
bhāgavatācārya, cirañjīva śrī-raghunandana mādhavācārya, kamalākānta, śrī-yadunandana
SYNONYMS
bhāgavatācārya —of the name Bhāgavatācārya;  cirañjīva —of the name Cirañjīva;  śrī-raghunandana —of the name Śrī Raghunandana;  mādhavācārya —of the name Mādhavācārya;  kamalākānta —of the name Kamalākānta;  śrī-yadunandana —of the name Śrī Yadunandana.
TRANSLATION
Bhāgavatācārya, Cirañjīva, Śrī Raghunandana, Mādhavācārya, Kamalākānta and Śrī Yadunandana were all among the branches of the Caitanya tree.
PURPORT
Śrī Mādhavācārya was the husband of Lord Nityānanda's daughter, Gaṅgādevī. He took initiation from Puruṣottama, a branch of Nityānanda Prabhu. It is said