রাঘবপণ্ডিত—প্রভুর আদ্যঅনুচর তাঙ্র এক শাখা মুখ্য—মকরধ্বজ কর
राघवपण्डित—प्रभुर आद्यअनुचर ताङ्र एक शाखा मुख्य—मकरध्वज कर
rāghava-paṇḍita—prabhura ādya-anucara tāṅra eka śākhā mukhya—makaradhvaja kara
Synonyms
rāghava paṇḍita—of the name Rāghava Paṇḍita; prabhura—of the Lord; ādya—original; anucara—follower; tāṅra—his; eka—one; śākhā—branch; mukhya—chief; makaradhvaja—of the name Makaradhvaja; kara—surname..
Translation
Rāghava Paṇḍita, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's original follower, is understood to have been the seventh branch. From him proceeded another sub-branch, headed by Makaradhvaja Kara.
Purport
Kara was the surname of Makaradhvaja. At present this surname is generally found in the Kāyastha community. The Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā, verse 44, states:
dhaniṣṭhā bhakṣya-sāmagrīṁ kṛṣṇāyādād vraje 'mitām
saiva sāmprataṁ gaurāṅga-priyo rāghava-paṇḍitaḥ
Rāghava Paṇḍita was formerly a confidential gopī in Vraja during the time of Lord Kṛṣṇa's pastimes, and his former name was Dhaniṣṭhā. This gopī, Dhaniṣṭhā, always engaged in preparing foodstuffs for Kṛṣṇa.