বিষ্ণুদাস, নন্দন, গঙ্গাদাস,-তিন ভাই ।
পূর্বে যাঁর ঘরে ছিলা ঠাকুর নিতাই ॥ ৪৩ ৷৷
visnudasa, nandana, gaṅgadasa-tina bhai
purve yaṅra ghare chila thakura nitai
visnudasa-of the name Visnudasa; nandana-of the name Nandana; gaṅgadasa-of the name Gaṅgadasa; tina bhai-three brothers; purve-previously; yaṅra-whose; ghare-in the house; chila-stayed; thakura nitai-Nityananda Prabhu.
Another important devotee of Lord Nityananda Prabhu was Visnudasa, who had two brothers, Nandana and Gaṅgadasa. Lord Nityananda Prabhu sometimes stayed at their house.
The three brothers Visnudasa, Nandana and Gaṅgadasa were residents of Navadvipa and belonged to the Bhattacarya brahmana family. Both Visnudasa and Gaṅgadasa stayed for some time with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Jagannatha Puri, and the Caitanya-bhagavata states that formerly Nityananda Prabhu stayed at their house.