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The Glories of Haridāsa Thākura
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haridāsa-ṭhākura cali' āilā cāndapure āsiyā rahilā balarāma-ācāryera ghare
SYNONYMS
haridāsa-ṭhākura —Haridāsa Thākura;  cali' —walking;  āilā —came;  cāndapure —in the village known as Cāndapura;  āsiyā —coming;  rahilā —remained;  balarāma-ācāryera ghare —at the residence of Balarāma Ācārya.
TRANSLATION
Haridāsa Thākura walked until he came to the village known as Cāndapura. There he stayed at the house of Balarāma Ācārya.
PURPORT
The village of Cāndapura is situated near the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamunā at Saptagrāma in the district of Huglī. Cāndapura is just east of the house of the two brothers Hiraṇya and Govardhana, the father and uncle of Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī. In Cāndapura lived Balarāma Ācārya and Yadunandana Ācārya, the priests of these two personalities, and when Haridāsa Thākura went there he lived with them. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Thākura says that the name of this village was later changed to Kṛṣṇapura.
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হিরণ্য, গোবর্ধন—দুই মুলুকের মজুমদার । তার পুরোহিত—‘বলরাম’ নাম তাঁর ॥ ১৬৬ ॥
hiraṇya, govardhana — dui mulukera majumadāra   tāra purohita — ‘balarāma’ nāma tāṅra
SYNONYMS
hiraṇya —Hiraṇya;  govardhana —Govardhana;  dui —two;  mulukera —of that country;  majumadāra —treasurers of the government;  tāra —their;  purohita —priest;  balarāma —Balarāma;  nāma —name;  tāṅra —his.
TRANSLATION
Hiraṇya and Govardhana were the two governmental treasurers in that division of the country. Their priest was named Balarāma Ācārya.
PURPORT
The word  majumadāra  refers to a treasurer who keeps accounts of revenue.