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bada haridasa, ara chota haridasa

dui kirtaniya rahe mahaprabhura pasa

SYNONYMS

bada haridasa—of the name Bada Haridasa; ara—and; chota haridasa—of the name Chota Haridasa; dui kirtaniya—both of them were good singers; rahe—stay; maha-prabhura—Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; pasa—with.

Bada Haridasa and Chota Haridasa, the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth devotees in Nilacala, were good singers who always accompanied Lord Caitanya.

PURPORT

Chota Haridasa was later banished from the company of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, as stated in the Antya-lila, Chapter Two.