Text 89] The Beda-kirtana Pastimes 255

govinda, madhava ghosa, ei vasu-ghosa
tina bhdaira kirtane prabhu payena santosa

SYNONYMS

govinda—Govinda Ghosh; madhava ghosa—Madhava Ghosh; ei—this; vasu-
ghosa—Vasudeva Ghosh; tina bhaira—of the three brothers; kirtame—in the
sankirtana; prabhu—the Lord; payena santosa—gets very much pleasure.

TRANSLATION

“Here also are Govinda Ghosh, Madhava Ghosh and Vasudeva Ghosh. They
are three brothers, and their sankirtana, congregational chanting, pleases the
Lord very much.

PURPORT

Govinda Ghosh belonged to the kayastha dynasty of the Uttara-radhiya sec-
tion, and he was known as Ghosh Thakura. Even to the present day there is a
place named Agradvipa, near Katwa, where a fair takes place and is named after
Ghosh Thakura. As far as Vasudeva Ghosh is concerned, he composed many nice
songs about Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and these are all authorized Vaisnava
songs, like the songs of Narottama dasa Thakura, Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Locana
dasa Thakura, Govinda dasa Thakura and other great Vaisnavas.

TEXT 89

aed Afes, 2° Bipls aH |
Sais fos a2, Fisia, arate nes t

raghava pandita, inha acarya nandana
sriman pandita ei, srikanta, narayana

SYNONYMS
raghava pandita—Raghava Pandita; inha—here; acarya nandana—Acarya Nan-
dana; sriman pandita—Sriman Pandita; ei—this; sri-kanta—Srikanta; narayana—
and also Narayana.

TRANSLATION

“Here is Raghava Pandita, here is Acarya Nandana, there is Sriman Pandita,
and here are Srikanta and Narayana.”
