Ādi-līlā

Chapter 11: The Expansions of Lord Nityānanda

Verse 42 of 60
Cc Ādi 11.42

আচার্য বৈষ্ণবানন্দ ভক্তিঅধিকারী পূর্বে নাম ছিল যাঙ্র ঽরঘুনাথ পুরীঽ

आचार्य वैष्णवानन्द भक्तिअधिकारी पूर्वे नाम छिल याङ्र ऽरघुनाथ पुरीऽ

ācārya vaiṣṇavānanda bhakti-adhikārī pūrve nāma chila yāṅra 'raghunātha purī'

Synonyms

ācāryateacher; vaiṣṇavānandaof the name Vaiṣṇavānanda; bhaktidevotional service; adhikārīfit candidate; pūrvepreviously; nāmaname; chilawas; yāṅrawhose; raghunātha purīof the name Raghunātha Purī..

Translation

The twenty-seventh prominent devotee of Nityānanda Prabhu was Ācārya Vaiṣṇavānanda, a great personality in devotional service. He was formerly known as Raghunātha Purī.

Purport

In the Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā, verse 97, it is said that Raghunātha Purī was previously very powerful in the eight mystic successes. He was an incarnation of one of the successes.

Verse 42 of 60
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