Ādi-līlā

Chapter 10: The Trunk, Branches and Sub-branches of the Caitanya Tree

Verse 119 of 158
Cc Ādi 10.119

ভাগবতাচার্য, চিরংজীব শ্রীরঘুনন্দন মাধবাচার্য, কমলাকান্ত, শ্রীযদুনন্দন

भागवताचार्य, चिरंजीव श्रीरघुनन्दन माधवाचार्य, कमलाकान्त, श्रीयदुनन्दन

bhāgavatācārya, cirañjīva śrī-raghunandana mādhavācārya, kamalākānta, śrī-yadunandana

Synonyms

bhāgavatācāryaof the name Bhāgavatācārya; cirañjīvaof the name Cirañjīva; śrī-raghunandanaof the name Śrī Raghunandana; mādhavācāryaof the name Mādhavācārya; kamalākāntaof the name Kamalākānta; śrī-yadunandanaof the name Śrī Yadunandana..

Translation

Bhāgavatācārya, Cirañjīva, Śrī Raghunandana, Mādhavācārya, Kamalākānta and Śrī Yadunandana were all among the branches of the Caitanya tree.

Purport

Śrī Mādhavācārya was the husband of Lord Nityānanda's daughter, Gaṅgādevī. He took initiation from Puruṣottama, a branch of Nityānanda Prabhu. It is said that when Nityānanda Prabhu's daughter married Mādhavācārya, the Lord gave him the village named Pāṅjinagara as a dowry. His temple is situated near the Jīrāṭ railway station on the eastern railway. According to Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā (169) Śrī Mādhavācārya was formerly the gopī named Mādhavī. Kamalākānta belonged to the branch of Śrī Advaita Prabhu. His full name was Kamalākānta Viśvāsa.

Verse 119 of 158
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