CC Adi 11.45 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 45
- paramānanda gupta--kṛṣṇa-bhakta mahāmatī
- pūrve yāṅra ghare nityānandera vasati
SYNONYMS
paramānanda gupta—of the name Paramānanda Gupta; kṛṣṇa-bhakta—a great devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa; mahā-mati—advanced in spiritual consciousness; pūrve—formerly; yāṅra—whose; ghare—in the house; nityānandera—of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu; vasati—residence.
TRANSLATION
The thirty-first devotee of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu was Paramānanda Gupta, who was greatly devoted to Lord Kṛṣṇa and highly advanced in spiritual consciousness. Formerly Nityānanda Prabhu also resided at his house for some time.
PURPORT
Paramānanda Gupta composed a prayer to Lord Kṛṣṇa known as Kṛṣṇa-stavāvalī. In the Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā, verses 194 and 199, it is stated that he was formerly the gopī named Mañjumedhā.