Antya 2.16

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TEXT
আম্বুয়া-মুলুকে হয় নকুল-ব্রহ্মচারী ।
পরম-বৈষ্ণব তেঁহো বড় অধিকারী ॥ ১৬ ॥
ambuya-muluke haya nakula-brahmacari
parama-vaisnava teṅho bada adhikari
SYNONYMS
ambuya-muluke-in the province known as Ambuya; haya-there is; nakula-brahmacari-a person known as Nakula Brahmacari; parama-vaisnava-a perfectly pure devotee; teṅho-he; bada adhikari-very advanced in devotional service.
TRANSLATION
In Ambuya-muluka there was a person named Nakula Brahmacari, who was a perfectly pure devotee, greatly advanced in devotional service.
PURPORT
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says that Ambuya-muluka is the present Ambika, a city in the Vardhamana district of West Bengal. Formerly, during the Mohammedan regime, it was known as Ambuya-muluka. In this city there is a neighborhood called Pyariganja, and that is where Nakula Brahmacari used to live.