328 Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta

TRANSLATION

By the order of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, three devotees accompanied Lord
Nityananda Prabhu when He returned to Bengal to preach.

TEXT 118
AAA, ANA, SA APTS CALA |
ASAT ACG Coa HSA ACSIA NW dse Ui

ramadasa, madhava, Gra vdsudeva ghosa
prabhu-sange rahe govinda paiya santosa

SYNONYMS

ramadasa—of the name Ramadasa; mddhava—of the name Madhava; dra—and;
vasudeva ghosa—of the name Vasudeva Ghosh ; prabhu-sange—in the company of Lord
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; rahe—remained; govinda—of the name Govinda; pdaiyva—feel-
ing; santosa—great satisfaction.

TRANSLATION

These three were Ramadasa, Madhava and Vasudeva Ghosh. Govinda Ghosh,
however, remained with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Jagannatha Puri and thus felt
great satisfaction.

TEXT 119

wirrwrord, foawle, Qageraa |
atarg, Faerisre, Aagerwa tt soo tl

bhagavatacarya, ciranjiva sri-raghunandana
madhavacarya, Ramalakanta, sri-yvadunandana

SYNONYMS

bhagavatacarya—of the name Bhagavatacarya; cirafjiva—of the name Cirafnijiva;
$ri-raghunandana—of the name Sri Raghunandana; mddhavacarya—of the name
Madhavacarya; kamalakdnta—of the name Kamalakanta; sri-yadunandana—of the
name Sri Yadunandana.

TRANSLATION
_ Bhagavatacarya, Ciranjiva, Sri Raghunandana, Madhavacarya, Kamalakanta and
Sri Yadunandana were all among the branches of the Caitanya tree.
PURPORT

Sri Madhavacarya was the husband of Lord Nityananda’s daughter, Garigadevi.
He took initiation from Purusottama, a branch of Nityananda Prabhu. It is said
