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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 11.36",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 11.36",
  "label":"Text 36",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 11.36",
  "description":"The twenty-first devotee of Śrī Nityānanda in Bengal was Kṛṣṇadāsa Brāhmaṇa, who was a first-class servant of the Lord."

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Cc. Ādi 11.36

Text

rāḍhe yāṅra janma kṛṣṇadāsa dvijavara
śrī-nityānandera teṅho parama kiṅkara

Synonyms

rāḍhe—in West Bengal; yāṅra—whose; janma—birth; kṛṣṇadāsa—of the name Kṛṣṇadāsa; dvija-vara—the best brāhmaṇa; śrī-nityānandera—of Nityānanda Prabhu; teṅho—he; parama—first-class; kiṅkara—servant.

Translation

The twenty-first devotee of Śrī Nityānanda in Bengal was Kṛṣṇadāsa Brāhmaṇa, who was a first-class servant of the Lord.

Purport

Rāḍha-deśa refers to the part of Bengal where the Ganges does not flow.