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Śrī-Caitanya-caritāmṛta
the  vaidya  caste of physicians. The  Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā , verse 156, says that Candrāvalī, a most beloved  gopī  of Kṛṣṇa, later took birth as Sadāśiva Kavirāja. It is said that Kaṁsāri Sena, the father of Sadāśiva Kavirāja, was formerly the  gopī  named Ratnāvalī in Kṛṣṇa's pastimes. All the family members of Sadāśiva Kavirāja were great devotees of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Puruṣottama dāsa Thākura sometimes lived at Sukhasāgara, near the Cākadaha and Śimurāli railway stations. All the Deities installed by Puruṣottama Thākura were formerly situated in Beleḍāṅgā-grāma, but when the temple was destroyed the Deities were brought to Sukhasāgara. When that temple merged in the bed of the Ganges, the Deities were brought with Jāhnavā-mātā's Deity to Sāhebaḍāṅgā Beḍigrāma. Since that place also has been destroyed, all the Deities are now situated in the village named Cānduḍegrāma, which is situated one mile up from Pālapāḍā, as referred to above.
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তাঁর পুত্র—মহাশয় শ্রীকান্ত ঠাকুর ।  
 যাঁর দেহে রহে কৃষ্ণ-প্রেমামৃতপুর ॥ ৪০ ॥
tāṅra putra—mahāśaya śrī-kānu ṭhākura  
 yāṅra dehe rahe kṛṣṇa-premāmṛta-pūra
SYNONYMS
tāṅra putra —his son;  mahāśaya —a respectable gentleman;  śrī-kānu ṭhākura —of the name Śrī Kānu Thākura;  yāṅra —whose;  dehe —in the body;  rahe —remained;  kṛṣṇa-prema-amṛta-pūra —the nectar of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Kānu Thākura, a very respectable gentleman, was the son of Puruṣottama dāsa Thākura. He was such a great devotee that Lord Kṛṣṇa always lived in his body.
PURPORT
To go to the headquarters of Kānu Thākura, one has to proceed by boat from the Jhikaragāchā-ghāṭa station to the river known as Kapotākṣa. Otherwise, if one goes about two or two and a half miles from the Jhikaragāchā-ghāṭa station, he can see Bodhakhānā, the headquarters of Kānu Thākura. The son of Sadāśiva was Puruṣottama Thākura, and his son was Kānu Thākura. The descendants of Kānu Thākura know him as Nāgara Puruṣottama. He was the cowherd boy named Dāma during  kṛṣṇa-līlā . It is said that just after the birth of Kānu Thākura, his mother, Jāhnavā, died. When he was about twelve days old, Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu took him to His home at Khaḍadaha. It is ascertained that Kānu Thākura was born some time in the Bengali year 942. It is said that he took birth on the Rathayātrā day. Because he was a great devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa from the very beginning of his life, Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu gave him the name Śiśu Kṛṣṇadāsa. When he was five