Ādi-līlā

Chapter 11: The Expansions of Lord Nityānanda

Verse 25 of 60
Cc Ādi 11.25

সূর্যদাস সরখেল, তাঙ্র ভাই কৃষ্ণদাস নিত্যানন্দে দৃঢ বিশ্বাস, প্রেমের নিবাস

सूर्यदास सरखेल, ताङ्र भाइ कृष्णदास नित्यानन्दे दृढ विश्वास, प्रेमेर निवास

sūryadāsa sarakhela, tāṅra bhāi kṛṣṇadāsa nityānande dṛḍha viśvāsa, premera nivāsa

Synonyms

sūryadāsa sarakhelaof the name Sūryadāsa Sarakhela; tāṅra bhāihis brother; kṛṣṇadāsaof the name Kṛṣṇadāsa; nityānandeunto Lord Nityānanda; dṛḍha viśvāsafirm faith; premera nivāsathe reservoir of all love of Godhead..

Translation

Sūryadāsa Sarakhela and his younger brother Kṛṣṇadāsa Sarakhela both possessed firm faith in Nityānanda Prabhu. They were a reservoir of love of Godhead.

Purport

In the Bhakti-ratnākara, Chapter Twelve, it is stated that a few miles from Navadvīpa is a place called Śāligrāma that was the residence of Sūryadāsa Sarakhela. He was employed as a secretary of the Mohammedan government of that time, and thus he amassed a good fortune. Sūryadāsa had four brothers, all of whom were pure Vaiṣṇavas. Vasudhā and Jāhnavā were two daughters of Sūryadāsa Sarakhela.

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