Ādi 10.24

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রাঘব-পণ্ডিত-প্রভুর আদ্য-অনুচর ।
তাঁর এক শাখা মুখ্য,-মকরধ্বজ কর ॥ ২৪ ॥

raghava-pandita-prabhura adya-anucara

taṅra eka sakha mukhya-makaradhvaja kara

SYNONYMS

raghava pandita-of the name Raghava Pandita; prabhura-of the Lord; adya-original; anucara-follower; taṅra-his; eka-one; sakha-branch; mukhya-chief; makaradhvaja-of the name Makaradhvaja; kara-surname.

TRANSLATION

Raghava Pandita, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's original follower, is understood to have been the seventh branch. From him proceeded another sub-branch, headed by Makaradhvaja Kara.

PURPORT

Kara was the surname of Makaradhvaja. At present this surname is generally found in the Kayastha community. The Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verse 44, states:

dhanistha bhaksya-samagrim krsnayadad vraje 'mitam
saiva sampratam gauraṅga-priyo raghava-panditah

Raghava Pandita was formerly a confidential gopi in Vraja during the time of Lord Krsna's pastimes, and his former name was Dhanistha. This gopi, Dhanistha, always engaged in preparing foodstuffs for Krsna.

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