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world could compete with him. He was known as the singer of Vendavana and was
very dear to Sri Nityananda Prabhu. It is said that when the three brothers per-
formed sankirtana, immediately Lord Caitanya and Nityananda would dance in
ecstasy. According to the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (188), the three brothers were
formerly Kalavati, Rasollasa and Gunatunga, who recited the songs composed by
St Visakha-gopi. The three brothers were among one of the seven parties that per-
formed kirtana when Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu attended the Rathayatra
festival at Jagannatha Puri. Vakresvara Pandita was the chief dancer in their party.
This is vividly described in the Madhya-lila, Chapter Thirteen, verses 42 and 43.

TEXT 116

arantA BlSata—AVyj-corarat fet |
Cataatena SS Sle’ ca RT AA sown

ramadasa abhirama—sakhya-premarasi
SolasGngera kastha tuli’ ye karila vansi

SYNONYMS

ramadasa abhirama—of the name Ramadasa Abhirama; sakhya-prema-—friendship;
rasi—great volume; so/a-sdngera—of sixteen knots; kdstha—wood; tuli’—lifting; yve—
one who; karila—made; vansi—flute.

TRANSLATION

Ramadasa Abhirama was fully absorbed in the mellow of friendship. He made a
flute of a bamboo stick with sixteen knots.

PURPORT

Abhirama was an inhabitant of Khanakulakrsna-nagara.

TEXT 117
EA BATA forester callew ofereri |
Sta Aew Sao Sy-oratH THT 119991
prabhura Gjfidya nityGnanda gaude calila
tanra sange tina-jana prabhu-ajiiadya aila
SYNONYMS

prabhura Gjndya—under the order of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nityagnanda—
Lord Nityananda; gaude—to Bengal; ca/ila—went back; tanra sange—in His company;
tina-jana—three men; prabhu-ajfidya—under the order of the Lord; ai/a—went.
