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place is within the district of Jeshore, which is now in Bangladesh. Among the relics
of this village, only the old residential house of Sundarananda still exists. At the end
of the village resides a b@ula (pseudo-Vaisnava), and all the buildings, both the
temples and the house, appear to be newly constructed. In Mahesapura there are
Deities of Sri Radhavallabha and Sri Sri Radharamana. Near the temple is a small
river of the name Vetravati.

Sundarananda Prabhu was a naisthika-brahmacari, he never married in his life.
Therefore he had no direct descendants except his disciples, but the descendants of
his family still reside in the village known as Mangaladihi in the district of Birbhum.
In that same village is a temple of Balarama, and the Deity there is regularly
worshiped. The original Deity of Mahesapura, Radhavallabha, was taken by the
Saidabad Gosvamis of Berhampur, and since the present Deities were installed, a
Zamindar family of Mahesapura has looked after Their worship. On the full moon
day of the month of magha (January-February), the anniversary of Sundarananda’s
disappearance is regularly celebrated, and people from the neighboring areas gather
together to observe this festival.

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kamalakara pippalai—alaukika rita
alaukika prema tanra bhuvane vidita

SYNONYMS

kamalakara pippalai—of the name Kamalakara Pippalai; a/aukika—uncommon;
rita—behavior or pastime; alaukika—uncommon; prema—love of Godhead; tanra—
his; bhuvane—in the world; vidita—celebrated.

TRANSLATION

Kamalakara Pippalai is said to have been the third gopala. His behavior and love
of Godhead were uncommon, and thus he is celebrated all over the world.

PURPORT

In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verse 128, Kamalakara Pippalai is described as the
third gopdla. His former name was Mahabala. The Jagannatha Deity at Maheéa in
Sri Ramapura was installed by Kamalakara Pippalai. This village of Mahesa is situated
about two and a half miles from the Sri Ramapura railway station. The geneology
of the family of Kamalakara Pippalai is given as follows. Kamalakara Pippalai had a
son named Caturbhuja, who had two sons named Narayana and Jagannatha.
Narayana had one son named Jagadananda, and his son’s name was Rajivalocana.
During the time of Rajivalocana, there was a scarcity of finances for the worship of
the Jagannatha Deity, and it is said that the Nawab of Dacca, whose name was Shah
