10.115
govinda, madhava, vasudeva--tina bhai
yan-sabara kirtane nace caitanya-nitai
SYNONYMS
govinda—of the name Govinda; madhava—of the name Madhava; vasudeva—of the name Vasudeva; tina bhai—three brothers; yan-sabara—all of whom; kirtane—in the performance of sankirtana; nace—dance; caitanya-nitai—Lord Caitanya and Nityananda Prabhu.
The three brothers Govinda, Madhava and Vasudeva were the eighty-second, eighty-third and eighty-fourth branches of the tree.
Lord Caitanya and Nityananda used to dance in their kirtana performances.
PURPORT
The three brothers Govinda, Madhava and Vasudeva Ghosa all belonged to a kayastha family.
Govinda established the Gopinatha temple in Agradvipa, where he resided.
Madhava Ghosa was expert in performing kirtana.
No one within this world could compete with him.
He was known as the singer of Vrndavana and was very dear to Sri Nityananda Prabhu.
It is said that when the three brothers performed sankirtana, immediately Lord Caitanya and Nityananda would dance in ecstasy.
According to the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (188), the three brothers were formerly Kalavati, Rasollasa and Gunatunga, who recited the songs composed by Sri Visakha-gopi.
The three brothers were among one of the seven parties that performed kirtana when Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu attended the Ratha-yatra festival at Jagannatha Puri.
Vakresvara Pandita was the chief dancer in their party.
This is vividly described in the Madhya-lila, Chapter Thirteen, verses 42 and 43.