Ādi 12.28

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TEXT

'কমলাকান্ত বিশ্বাস'-নাম আচার্যকিঙ্কর ।
আচার্য-ব্যবহার সব-তাঁহার গোচর ॥ ২৮ ॥

'kamalakanta visvasa'-nama acarya-kiṅkara

acarya-vyavahara saba-taṅhara gocara

SYNONYMS

kamalakanta visvasa-of the name Kamalakanta Visvasa; nama-name; acarya-kiṅkara-servant of Advaita Acarya; acarya-vyavahara-the dealings of Advaita Acarya; saba-all; taṅhara-his; gocara-within 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 (10.9 4) 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, a brahmana, Kamalakanta, went with Paramananda Puri to Jagannatha Puri.

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