84
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-līlā, Ch. 13]
Cakravartī still live in the village of the name Magḍobā in the district of Faridpur in Bangladesh. His nephew was Jagannātha Cakravartī, also known as Māmu Thākura, who became a disciple of Paṇḍita Gosvāmī and stayed at Jagannātha Purī as the priest of Toṭā-gopīnātha. Nīlāmbara Cakravartī lived at Navadvīpa in the neighborhood of Belapukuriyā. This fact is mentioned in the book  Prema-vilāsa . Because he lived near the house of the Kazi, the Kazi was also considered one of the maternal uncles of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The Kazi used to address Nīlāmbara Cakravartī as  kākā , or “uncle.” One cannot separate the residence of the Kazi from Vāmanapukura because the tomb of the Kazi is still existing there. Formerly the place was known as Belapukuriyā, and now it is called Vāmanapukura. This has been ascertained by archeological evidence.
TEXT 61
রাফদেশে জয়িলা ঠাকুর নিত্যানন্দ ।
গঙ্গাদাস পণ্ডিত, গুপ্ত মুরারি, মুকুন্দ ॥ ৬১ ॥
rāḍhadeśe janmilā ṭhākura nityānanda gaṅgādāsa paṇḍita, gupta murāri, mukunda
SYNONYMS
rāḍhadeśe —the place where there is no Ganges;  janmilā —took birth;  ṭhākura nityānanda —Nityānanda Prabhu;  gaṅgādāsa paṇḍita —of the name Gaṅgādāsa Paṇḍita;  gupta murāri —of the name Murāri Gupta;  mukunda —of the name Mukunda.
TRANSLATION
In Rāḍhadeśa, the part of Bengal where the Ganges is not visible, Nityānanda Prabhu, Gaṅgādāsa Paṇḍita, Murāri Gupta and Mukunda took birth.
PURPORT
Here  rāḍhadeśe  refers to the village of the name Ekacakrā in the district of Birbhum, next to Burdwan. After the Burdwan railway station there is another branch line, which is called the Loop Line of the eastern railway, and there is a railway station of the name Mallārapura. Eight miles east of this railway station Ekacakrā Village is still situated. Ekacakrā Village extends north and south for an area of about eight miles. Other villages, namely Vīracandra-pura and Vīrabhadra-pura, are situated within the area of the village of Ekacakrā. In honor of the holy name of Vīrabhadra Gosvāmī, these places are renowned as Vīracandra-pura and Vīrabhadra-pura.
In the Bengali year 1331 a thunderbolt struck the temple of Ekacakrā-grāma. Therefore the temple is now in a broken state. Before this, there were no such accidents in that quarter. Within the temple there is a Deity of Śrī Kṛṣṇa established by Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu. The name of the Deity is Baṅkima Rāya or Bāṅkā Rāya.