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TEXT 33
navadvipe purusottama pandita mahasaya
nityananda-name yanra mahonmada haya
SYNONYMS
navadvipe purusottamaPurusottama of Navadvipa; pandita mahasayaa very learned scholar; nityananda-namein the name of Lord Nityananda Prabhu; yanrawhose; maha-unmadagreat ecstasy; hayabecomes.
TRANSLATION
Purusottama Pandita, a resident of Navadvipa, was the eighth gopala. He would become almost mad as soon as he heard the holy name of Nityananda Prabhu.
PURPORT
It is stated in the Caitanya-bhagavata that Purusottama Pandita was born in Navadvipa and was a great devotee of Lord Nityananda Prabhu. As one of the twelve gopalas, his former name was Stokakrsna.
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