Adi-lita, Chapter 11 373

PURPORT

It is stated in the Caitanya-bhagavata that Purusottama Pandita was born in
Navadvipa and was a great devotee of Lord Nityananda Prabhu. As one of the twelve
gopalas, his former name was Stokakrsna.

TEXT 34
SAAN HA SHAAN |
forerrore-atca Sa tay Baw ti 08 Wi
balarama dasa—krsna-prema-rasasvadi
nityaGnanda-name haya parama unmdadi

SYNONYMS

balarama-dasa—of the name Balarama dasa; kysna-prema-rasa—the nectar of
always merging in love of Krsna; dsvad7—fully tasting; nityananda-name—in the
name of Sri Nityananda Prabhu; haya—becomes; parama—greatly; unmdadi—mad-
dened.
TRANSLATION
Balarama dasa always fully tasted the nectar of love of Krsna. Upon hearing the
name of Nityananda Prabhu he would become greatly maddened.

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FATS ANAS Agee Fiaoew |
TSA GIA FST FCA fawstaw noc t

mahda-bhagavata yadunatha kavicandra
yanhara hrdaye nrtya kare nityananda
SYNONYMS
mahda-bhagavata—a great devotee; yadunatha kavicandra—of the name Yadunatha
Kavicandra; yanhdra—whose; hrdaye—in the heart; nrtya—dancing; kare—does;
nityananda—Lord Nityananda Prabhu.
TRANSLATION

Yadunatha Kavicandra was a great devotee. Lord Nityananda Prabhu always
danced in his heart.
PURPORT

In the Caitanya-bhdgavata Madhya-fila, Chapter One, it is said that a gentleman
known as Ratnagarbha Acarya was a friend of Sri Nityananda Prabhu’s father. They
