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Śrī-Caitanya-caritāmṛta
SYNONYMS
viṣṇudāsa —of the name Viṣṇudāsa;  nandana —of the name Nandana;  gaṅgādāsa —of the name Gaṅgādāsa;  tina bhāi —three brothers;  pūrve —previously;  yāṅra —whose;  ghare —in the house;  chilā —stayed;  ṭhākura nitāi —Nityānanda Prabhu.
TRANSLATION
Another important devotee of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu was Viṣṇudāsa, who had two brothers, Nandana and Gaṅgādāsa. Lord Nityānanda Prabhu sometimes stayed at their house.
PURPORT
The three brothers Viṣṇudāsa, Nandana and Gaṅgādāsa were residents of Navadvīpa and belonged to the Bhaṭṭācārya  brāhmaṇa  family. Both Viṣṇudāsa and Gaṅgādāsa stayed for some time with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī, and the  Caitanya-bhāgavata  states that formerly Nityānanda Prabhu stayed at their house.
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নিত্যানন্দভূত্য—পরমানন্দ উপাধ্যায় ।
শ্রীজীব পণ্ডিত নিত্যানন্দ-গুণ গায় ॥ 88 ॥
nityānanda-bhṛtya—paramānanda upādhyāya śrī-jīva paṇḍita nityānanda-guṇa gāya
SYNONYMS
nityānanda-bhṛtya —servant of Nityānanda Prabhu;  paramānanda upādhyāya —of the name Paramānanda Upādhyāya;  śrī-jīva paṇḍita —of the name Śrī Jīva Paṇḍita;  nityānanda —Lord Nityānanda Prabhu;  guṇa —qualities;  gāya —glorified.
TRANSLATION
Paramānanda Upādhyāya was Nityānanda Prabhu's great servitor. Śrī Jīva Paṇḍita glorified the qualities of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.
PURPORT
Śrī Paramānanda Upādhyāya was an advanced devotee. His name is mentioned in the  Caitanya-bhāgavata , where Śrī Jīva Paṇḍita is also mentioned as the second son of Ratnagarbha Ācārya and a childhood friend of Hāḍāi Ojhā, the father of Nityānanda Prabhu. In the  Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā , verse 169, it is said that Śrī Jīva Paṇḍita was formerly the  gopī  named Indirā.
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পরমানন্দ গুপ্ত—কৃষ্ণভক্ত মহামতি ।
পূর্বে যার ঘরে নিত্যানন্দের বসতি ॥ 80 ॥