Madhya 18.52

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'গোবিন্দ' ভক্ত, আর বাণী-কৃষ্ণদাস ।
পুণ্ডরীকাক্ষ, ঈশান, আর লঘু-হরিদাস ॥ ৫২ ॥

'govinda' bhakta, ara vani-krsnadasa

pundarikaksa, isana, ara laghu-haridasa

SYNONYMS

govinda-Govinda; bhakta-a great devotee; ara-and; vani-krsnadasa-Vani Krsnadasa; pundarikaksa-Pundarikaksa; isana-Isana; ara-and; laghu-haridasa-Laghu Haridasa.

TRANSLATION

The great devotee Govinda, Vani Krsnadasa, Pundarikaksa, Isana and Laghu Haridasa also accompanied him.

PURPORT

Laghu Haridasa should not be confused with Junior Haridasa, who committed suicide at Prayaga. Generally a devotee is called Haridasa, and consequently there are many Haridasas. The chief was Thakura Haridasa. There was also a Madhyama Haridasa.

In Bhakti-ratnakara (Sixth Wave), there is a list of many of the chief devotees who accompanied Srila Rupa Gosvami.

gosvami gopala-bhatta ati dayamaya
bhugarbha, sri-lokanatha-gunera alaya

sri-madhava, sri-paramananda-bhattacarya
sri-madhu-pandita-yaṅra caritra ascarya

premi krsnadasa krsnadasa brahmacari
yadava acarya, narayana krpavan
sri-pundarikaksa-gosani, govinda, isana

sri-govinda vani-krsnadasa aty-udara
sri-uddhava-madhye-madhye gaude gati yaṅra

dvija-haridasa krsnadasa kaviraja
sri-gopala-dasa yaṅra alaukika kaya
sri-gopala, madhavadi yateka vaisnava

"The following Vaisnavas were present with Srila Rupa Gosvami: the merciful Gopala Bhatta Gosvami; Bhugarbha Gosvami; Sri Lokanatha dasa Gosvami, a reservoir of good qualities; Sri Madhava; Sri Paramananda Bhattacarya; Sri Madhu Pandita, whose characteristics are all wonderful; Premi Krsnadasa; Krsnadasa Brahmacari; Yadava Acarya; the merciful Narayana; Sri Pundarikaksa Gosvami; Govinda; Isana; Sri Govinda; the magnanimous Vani Krsnadasa; Sri Uddhava, who occasionally visited Bengal; Dvija Haridasa; Krsnadasa Kaviraja; Sri Gopala dasa, whose body is completely spiritual; Sri Gopala; Madhava; and many others."