TEXT 28
'kamalakanta visvasa'-nama acarya-kinkara
acarya-vyavahara saba--tanhara gocara
SYNONYMS
kamalakanta visvasaof the name Kamalakanta Visvasa; namaname; acarya-kinkaraservant of Advaita Acarya; acarya-vyavaharathe dealings of Advaita Acarya; sabaall; tanharahis; gocarawith in the knowledge.
TRANSLATION
Advaita Acarya's very confidential servant named Kamalakanta Visvasa knew all the dealings of Advaita Acarya.
PURPORT
The name Kamalananda mentioned in the Adi-lila (10.149) and the name Kamalakanta mentioned in the Madhya-lila (10.94) both refer to the same man. Kamalakanta, a very confidential servant of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu born in a brahmana family, engaged in the service of Sri Advaita Acarya as His secretary. When Paramananda Puri went from Navadvipa to Jagannatha Puri, he took Kamalakanta Visvasa with him, and they both went to see Lord Caitanya at Jagannatha Puri. It is mentioned in the Madhya-lila (10.94) that one of the devotees of Lord Caitanya, the brahmana Kamalakanta, went with Paramananda Puri to Jagannatha Puri.
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