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gopinatha simha--eka caitanyera dasa

akrura bali’ prabhu yanre kaila parihasa

SYNONYMS

gopinatha simha—of the name of Gopinatha Simha; eka—one; caitanyera dasa—servant of Lord Caitanya; akrura bali’-famous as Akrura; prabhu—the Lord; yanre—whom; kaila—did; parihasa—joking.

Gopinatha Simha, the thirty-eighth branch of the tree, was a faithful servant of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

The Lord jokingly addressed him as Akrura.

PURPORT

Actually he was Akrura, as stated in the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verse 117.