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SYNONYMS

visnuddsa—of the name Visnudasa; nandana—of the name Nandana; gafigddasa—
of the name Gangadasa; tina bhai—three brothers; pirve—previously; yarira—whose;
ghare—in the house; child—stayed; thadkura nitdi—Nityananda Prabhu.

TRANSLATION

Another important devotee of Lord Nityananda Prabhu was Visnudasa, who had
two brothers, Nandana and Gangadasa. Lord Nityananda Prabhu sometimes stayed
at their house.

PURPORT

The three brothers Visnudasa, Nandana and Gangadasa were residents of
Navadvipa and belonged to the Bhattacarya brdhmana family. Both Visnudasa and
Gangadasa stayed for some time with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Jagannatha Puri,
and the Caitanya-bhdgavata states that formerly Nityananda Prabhu stayed at their
house.

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nitydnanda-bhrtya—paramdnanda upddhydaya
Sri-jiva pandita nitydnanda-guna gaya
SYNONYMS

nitydnanda-bhrtya—servant of Nityananda Prabhu; paramananda upddhydya-of
the name Paramananda Upadhyaya; $ri-jiva pandita—of the name Sri Jiva Pandita;
nityGnanda—Lord Nityananda Prabhu; guna—qualities; gaya—giorified.

TRANSLATION
Paramananda Upadhyaya was Nityananda Prabhu’s great servitor. Sri Jiva Pandita
glorified the qualities of Sri Nityananda Prabhu.
PURPORT

Sri Paramananda Upadhyaya was an advanced devotee. His name is mentioned
in the Caitanya-bhdgavata, where Sri Jiva Pandita is also mentioned as the second
son of Ratnagarbha Acarya and a childhood friend of Hadai Ojha, the father of
Nityananda Prabhu. In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipikd, verse 169, it is said that Sri Jiva
Pandita was formerly the gop7 named Indira.

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