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most fortunate because the Lord used to greet him by addressing him as His father
and embracing him in great love.

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damodara-pandita sakha premete pracanda
prabhura upare yenho kaila vakya-danda

SYNONYMS

damodara-pandita—of the name Damodara Pandita; sakha—another branch (the
tenth branch); premete—in affection; pracanda—very much advanced; prabhura—
the Lord; upare—upon; yenho—he who; kaila—did; vakya-danda—chastisement by
speaking.

TRANSLATION

Damodara Pandita, the tenth branch of the Caitanya tree, was so elevated in love
of Lord Caitanya that he once unhesitatingly chastised the Lord with strong words.

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danda-katha kahiba age vistara kariya
dande tusta prabhu tanre pathaila nadiya

SYNONYMS

danda-katha—the narration of such chastisement; Rahiba—| shall speak; age—
ahead; vistara—detailed description; Rariya—making; dande—in the matter of chas-
tisement; tusta prabhu—the Lord is very much satisfied; tamre—him; pathaila—sent
back; nadiya—Nadia (a district in Bengal).

TRANSLATION

I shall describe in detail this incident of chastisement later in Caitanya-caritamrta.
The Lord, being very much satisfied by this chastisement, sent Damodara Pandita
to Navadvipa.

PURPORT
Damodara Pandita, who was formerly known as Saibya in Vrajadhama, used to

carry messages from Lord Caitanya to Sacimata, and during the Rathayatra festival
he carried messages from Sacimata to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
