82 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Adi-lila, Ch. 13
$r7-hatta-nivasi $ri-upendra-misra-ndma
vaisnava, pandita, dhani, sad-guria-pradhana
SYNONYMS
$ri-hatta-nivasi—a resident of Srihatta; $r¥-upendra-misra-nama—by the name of
Upendra Misra; vaisaava—a devotee of Lord Visnu; pandita—learned; dhani—rich;
sat-guna-pradhéna—quatified with all good qualities,
TRANSLATION
There was also Sri Upendra Misra, a resident of the district of Srihatta. He was a
great devotee of Lord Visnu, a learned scholar, a rich man and a reservoir of all
good qualities.
PURPORT
Upendra Misra is described in the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipikd, verse 35, as the gopdia
named Parjanya. The same personality who was formerly the grandfather of Lord
Krsna appeared as Upendra Misra at Srihatta and begot seven sons. He was a resident
of Dhaka-daksina-grama in the district of Srihatta. There are still many residents of
that part of the country who introduce themselves as belonging to the Misra family
of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
TEXTS 57-58
Az faa Sta HAS wars |
seatfa, Haartre, ACAS, ACTA | ¢9 II
SUM, TWA, CATH Bae |
AMATS Wetaty Cae Salata | ev
sapta misra tanra putra—-sapta rsisvara
kamsari, paramananda, padmandabha, sarvesvara
jagannatha, janardana, traifokyan@tha
nadiyate ganga-vasa kaila jagannétha
SYNONYMS
sapta migra—seven Misras; td@fra—his; putra—sons; sapta—seven; si—great saintly
persons; iSvara—most influential; Rarsdri—of the name Kamsari; paramananda—of
the name Paramananda; padmana@bha—of the name Padmanabha; sarvesvara—of the
name Sarvesvara; jagannatha—of the name Jagannatha; jandrdana—of the name
Janardana; traifokyanatha—of the name Trailokyanatha; nadiyare—at Navadvipa;
ganigd-vasa—-living on the bank of the Ganges; kaila—did; jaganna@tha—the fifth son
of Upendra Misra.
