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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, Chapter 11: The Expansions of Lord Nityānanda

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 33

navadvīpe puruṣottama paṇḍita mahāśaya
nityānanda-nāme yāṅra mahonmāda haya

SYNONYMS

navadvīpe puruṣottama—Puruṣottama of Navadvīpa; paṇḍita mahāśaya—a very learned scholar; nityānanda-nāme—in the name of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu; yāṅra—whose; mahā-unmāda—great ecstasy; haya—becomes.

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 gopālas, his former name was Stokakṛṣṇa.