CC Adi 11.33
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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.