200 Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta
PURPORT
Sri Ananta Acarya is one of the eternal associates of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Previously, during the advent of Lord Sri Krsna, Ananta Acarya was Sudevi, one of
the eight gopis. This is stated in the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verse 165, as follows:
anantacarya-gosvami ya sudevi pura vraje. ‘‘Ananta Acarya Gosvami was formerly
Sudevi-gopi in Vraja [Vrndavana].”’ In Jagannatha Puri, or Purusottama-ksetra,
there is a monastery known as Gafga-mata Matha that was established by Ananta
Acarya. In the disciplic succession of the Ganga-mata Matha, he is known as
Vinoda-mafijari. One of his disciples was Haridasa Pandita Gosvami, who is also
known as Sri Raghu Gopala and as Sri Rasa-mafijari. His disciple Laksmipriya was
the maternal aunt of Garga-mata, a princess who was the daughter of the King of
Putiya. Ganga-mata brought a Deity of the name Sri Rasika Raya from Krsna Misra
of Jaipur and installed Him in the house of Sarvabhauma in Jagannatha Puri. The
disciple in the fifth generation after Sri Ananta Acarya was Sri Vanamali; in the
sixth generation, Sri Bhagavan dasa, who was a Bengali; in the seventh generation,
Madhusiddana dasa, who was an Oriya; in the eighth generation, Nilambara dasa; in
the ninth generation, Sri Narottama dasa; in the tenth generation, Pitambara dasa;
and in the eleventh generation, Sri Madhava dasa. The disciple in the twelfth genera-
tion is presently in charge of the Ganiga-mata monastery.
TEXT 61
Cowa-fassiace Sta stay faut
CoSa-5facse Sta Mag Bara i vs i
caitanya-nityanande tanra parama visvasa
caitanya-carite tanra parama ullasa
SYNONYMS
caitanya—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nityanande—in Lord Nityananda; tanra—his;
parama—very great; visvasa—faith; caitanya-carite—in the pastimes of Lord Caitanya;
tanra—his; parama—great; ullasa—satisfaction.
TRANSLATION
Pandita Haridasa had great faith in Lord Caitanya and Nityananda. Therefore he
took great satisfaction in knowing about Their pastimes and qualities.
TEXT 62
Camcaa @rtattal, a1 CAITR CHIT |
BAAS BCA CABWAS-ACSHA Nl U2 I
