Madhya-lilaChapter 18: Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Visit to Sri Vrindavana

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 18.52

'govinda' bhakta, ara vani-krishnadasa

pundarikaksha, isana, ara laghu-haridasa

SYNONYMS

govinda -- Govinda; bhakta -- a great devotee; ara -- and; vani-krishnadasa -- Vani Krishnadasa; pundarikaksha -- Pundarikaksha; isana -- Isana; ara -- and; laghu-haridasa -- Laghu Haridasa.

TRANSLATION

The great devotee Govinda, Vani Krishnadasa, Pundarikaksha, Isana and Laghu Haridasa also accompanied him.

PURPORT

Laghu Haridasa should not be confused with Junior Haridasa, who committed suicide at Prayaga. Generally a devotee is called Haridasa, and consequently there are many Haridasas. The chief was Thakura Haridasa. There was also a Madhyama Haridasa.

In the Bhakti-ratnakara (Sixth Wave), there is a list of many of the chief devotees who accompanied Srila Rupa Gosvami.

gosvami gopala-bhatta ati dayamaya

bhugarbha, sri-lokanatha -- gunera alaya

sri-madhava, sri-paramananda-bhattacarya

sri-madhu-pandita -- yanra caritra ascarya

premi krishnadasa krishnadasa brahmacari

yadava acarya, narayana kripavan

sri-pundarikaksha-gosani, govinda, isana

sri-govinda vani-krishnadasa aty-udara

sri-uddhava -- madhye-madhye gaude gati yanra

dvija-haridasa krishnadasa kaviraja

sri-gopala-dasa yanra alaukika kaya

sri-gopala, madhavadi yateka vaishnava

"The following Vaishnavas were present with Srila Rupa Gosvami: the merciful Gopala Bhatta Gosvami; Bhugarbha Gosvami; Sri Lokanatha dasa Gosvami, a reservoir of good qualities; Sri Madhava; Sri Paramananda Bhattacarya; Sri Madhu Pandita, whose characteristics are all wonderful; Premi Krishnadasa; Krishnadasa Brahmacari; Yadava Acarya; the merciful Narayana; Sri Pundarikaksha Gosvami; Govinda; Isana; Sri Govinda; the magnanimous Vani Krishnadasa; Sri Uddhava, who occasionally visited Bengal; Dvija Haridasa; Krishnadasa Kaviraja; Sri Gopala dasa, whose body is completely spiritual; Sri Gopala; Madhava; and many others."

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