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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 11.33",
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  "label":"Text 33",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 11.33",
  "description":"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."

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Cc. Ādi 11.33

Text

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 gopalas, his former name was Stokakṛṣṇa.