Ādi-līlā

Chapter 11: The Expansions of Lord Nityānanda

Verse 33 of 60
Cc Ādi 11.33

নবদ্বীপে পুরুষোত্তম পণ্ডিত মহাশয নিত্যানন্দনামে যাঙ্র মহোন্মাদ হয

नवद्वीपे पुरुषोत्तम पण्डित महाशय नित्यानन्दनामे याङ्र महोन्माद हय

navadvīpe puruṣottama paṇḍita mahāśaya nityānanda-nāme yāṅra mahonmāda haya

Synonyms

navadvīpe puruṣottamaPuruṣottama of Navadvīpa; paṇḍita mahāśayaa very learned scholar; nityānanda-nāmein the name of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu; yāṅrawhose; mahā-unmādagreat ecstasy; hayabecomes..

Translation

Puruṣottama Paṇḍita, a resident of Navadvīpa, was the eighth gopāla. He would become almost mad as soon as he heard the holy name of Nityānanda Prabhu.

Purport

It is stated in the Caitanya-bhāgavata that Puruṣottama Paṇḍita was born in Navadvīpa and was a great devotee of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu. As one of the twelve gopalas, his former name was Stokakṛṣṇa.

Verse 33 of 60
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