Text 166] The Glories of Haridasa Thakura 293

haridasa-thakura cali’ aila candapure
asiyd rahila balarama-acaryera ghare

SYNONYMS
haridasa-thakura—Haridasa Thakura; cali’—walking; dila—came; canda-
pure—in the village known as Candapura; dsiya—coming; rahila—remained;
balarama-acaryera ghare—at the residence of Balarama Acdarya.

TRANSLATION

Haridasa Thakura walked until he came to the village known as Candapura.
There he stayed at the house of Balarama Acarya.

PURPORT

The village of Candapura is situated near the confluence of the rivers Ganges
and Yamuna at Saptagrama in the district of Hugli. Candapura is just east of the
house of the two brothers Hiranya and Govardhana, the father and uncle of
Raghunatha dasa Gosvami. In Candapura lived Balarama Acdrya and Yadunandana
Acarya, the priests of these two personalities, and when Haridasa Thakura went
there he lived with them. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that the
name of this village was later changed to Krsnapura.

TEXT 166
faaes, cttara—ge qacea TRAIT |
Gla Acatas —aaatay’ atay SA 1 sv t

hiranya, govardhana— dui mulukera majumadara
tara purohita—— ‘balardma’ ndma tanra

SYNONYMS

hiranya—Hiranya; govardhana—Govardhana; dui—two; mulukera—of that
country; majumadara—treasurers of the government; tara—their; purohita—
priest; balarama—Balarama; nédma—name; tanra—his.

TRANSLATION

Hiranya and Govardhana were the two governmental treasurers in that divi-
sion of the country. Their priest was named Balarama Acarya.

PURPORT
The word majumadara refers to a treasurer who keeps accounts of revenue.
