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| Ādi-līlā | Chapter 11: The Expansions of Lord Nityānanda |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 11.36
rāḍhe yāńra janma kṛṣṇadāsa dvijavara
śrī-nityānandera teńho parama kińkara
SYNONYMS
rāḍhe — in West Bengal; yāńra — whose; janma — birth; kṛṣṇadāsa — Kṛṣṇadāsa; dvija-vara — the best brāhmaṇa; śrī-nityānandera — of Nityānanda Prabhu; teńho — he; parama — first-class; kińkara — servant.
TRANSLATION
The twenty-first devotee of Śrī Nityānanda in Bengal was Kṛṣṇadāsa Brāhmaṇa, who was a first-class servant of the Lord.
PURPORT
In this verse the word rāḍhe refers to Rāḍhadeśa, the part of Bengal where the Ganges does not flow.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness