Adi-lila, Chapter 10 293
at Jagannatha Puri. According to Kavikarnapira, Sridhara was a cowherd boy of
Vrndavana whose name was Kusumasava. In his Gaura-ganoddesa-dipikd, verse 133,
it is stated:

kholavecataya khyatah panditah sridharo dvijah
dsid vraje hdsya-karo yo nadmnd kusumdsavah
“The cowherd boy known as Kusumasava in kesna-lild later became Kholaveca
Sridhara during Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s ///a at Navadvipa.”’
TEXT 68
ete Sha Fores Ma CUIG-CAtDI-TH |
Sa BB-CMEMCH iy Fran wey Ne A
prabhu yanra nitya laya thoda-mocda-phala
yanra phuta-lauhapatre prabhu pild jala
SYNONYMS
prabhu—the Lord; yanra—whose; nitya—daily; laya—takes; thoda—the pulp of
the banana tree; mocd—the flowers of the banana tree; pha/a—the fruits of the banana
tree; y@nra—whose; phutd—broken; lauha-patre—in the iron pot; prabhu—the Lord;
pila—drank; jala—water.
TRANSLATION
Every day Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu jokingly snatched fruits, flowers and pulp
from Sridhara and drank from his broken iron pot.
TEXT 69
EF SSfarn win Sita ia Aas |
TA Hee FA BCA Caer GUTS | wa 1
prabhura atipriya dasa bhagavan pandita
yanra dehe krsna purve haild adhisthita
SYNONYMS
prabhura—of the Lord; atipriya—very dear; dadsa—servant; bhagavan pandita—of
the name Bhagavan Pandita; yanra—whose; dehe—in the body; krsna—Lord Krsna;
purve—previously ; haila— became; adhisthita—established.

TRANSLATION

The thirtieth branch was Bhagavan Pandita. He was an extremely dear servant of
the Lord, but even previously he was a great devotee of Lord Krsna who always kept
the Lord within his heart.
