Adi-lila, Chapter 10 255
TEXT 8
Gam sifes, ata Gara cifes
EE GS — Fs iG, rcs fate nes
Srivasa pandita, ara sri-rama pandita
dui bhai—dui sakha, jagate vidita
SYNONYMS
srivasa pandita—of the name Srivasa Pandita; ara—and; $ri-rama pandita—of the
name Sri Rama Pandita; dui bhai—two brothers; dui sakha—two branches; jagate—
in the world; vidita—well known.
TRANSLATION
The two brothers Srivasa Pandita and Sri Rama Pandita started two branches that
are well known in the world.
PURPORT
In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verse 90, Srivasa Pandita is described to be an
incarnation of Narada Muni, and Sri Rama Pandita, his younger brother, is said to
be an incarnation of Parvata Muni, a great friend of Narada’s. Srivasa Pandita’s wife,
Malini, is celebrated as an incarnation of the nurse Ambika, who fed Lord Krsna
with her breast milk, and as already noted, his niece Narayani, the mother of
Thakura Vendavana dasa, the author of Caitanya-bhagavata, was the sister of
Ambika in ‘kysna-fila. We also understand from the description of Caitanya-
bhagavata that after Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s acceptance of the sannyasa order,
Srivasa Pandita left Navadvipa, possibly because of feelings of separation, and
domiciled at Kumarahatta.
TEXT 9
Soife, Rii—sta ge aces |
bifa wida erm, $e-fTeT WD A
Sripati, Ssrinidhi—tanra dui sahodara
cari bhaira dasa-dasi, grha-parikara
SYNONYMS
Sripati—of the name Sripati; Srinidhi—of the name Srinidhi; tahra—their; dui—
two; sahodara—own brothers; cari—four; bhaira—brothers; dasa-dasi—family mem-
bers, manservants and maidservants; gfha-parikara—all counted in one family.
TRANSLATION
Their two brothers were named Sripati and Srinidhi. These four brothers and
their servants and maidservants are considered one big branch.
