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Sometimes Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu chastised Mukunda Datta by calling him
Rharjhatia beta because he attended many functions held by different classes of non-
devotees. This is stated in Caitanya-bhagavata, Madhya-lila, Chapter Ten. When
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu dressed Himself as the goddess of fortune to dance in
the house of Candrasekhara, Mukunda Datta began the first song.

Before disclosing His desire to take the renounced order of life, Lord Caitanya
first went to the house of Mukunda Datta, but at that time Mukunda Datta request-
ed Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu to continue His sankirtana movement for a few days
more before taking sannyasa. This is stated in Caitanya-bhagavata, Madhya-lila,
Chapter Twenty-five. The information of Lord Caitanya’s accepting the renounced
order was made known to Gadadhara Pandita, Candrasekhara Acarya and Mukunda
Datta by Nityananda Prabhu, and therefore all of them went to Katwa and arranged
for kirtana and all the paraphernalia for Lord Caitanya’s acceptance of sannyasa.
After the Lord took sannyasa, they all followed Him, especially Sri Nityananda
Prabhu, Gadadhara Prabhu and Govinda, who followed Him all the way to
Purusottama-ksetra. In this connection one may refer to Antya-lila, Chapter Two.
In the place known as Jalesvara, Nityananda Prabhu broke the sannyasa rod of
Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Mukunda Datta was also present at that time. He went every
year from Bengal to see Lord Caitanya at Jagannatha Puri.

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vasudeva datta—prabhura bhrtya mahasaya
sahasra-mukhe yanra guna kahile né haya
SYNONYMS

vasudeva datta—of the name Vasudeva Datta; prabhura—of Lord Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; bArtya—servant; mahasaya—great personality; sahasra-mukhe—with
thousands of mouths; yanra—whose; guna—qualities; kahile—describing; na—never;
haya—becomes fulfilled.

TRANSLATION

Vasudeva Datta, the nineteenth branch of the Sri Caitanya tree, was a great
personality and a most confidential devotee of the Lord. One could not describe
his qualities even with thousands of mouths.

PURPORT

Vasudeva Datta, the brother of Mukunda Datta, was also a resident of Cattagrama.
In the Caitanya-bhagavata it is said, yanru sthane krsna haya apane vikraya: Vasudeva
Datta was such a powerful devotee that Krsna was purchased by him. Vasudeva
Datta stayed at Srivasa Pandita’s house, and in Ca/tanya-bhagavata it is described
