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nityananda prabhura priya--pandita purandara

premarnava-madhye phire yaichana mandara

SYNONYMS

nityananda—Lord Nityananda Prabhu; prabhura—of the Lord; priya—very dear; pandita purandara—of the name Pandita Purandara; prema-arnava-madhye—in the ocean of love of Godhead; phire—moved; yaichana—exactly like; mandara—the Mandara Hill.

The thirteenth important devotee of Sri Nityananda Prabhu was Pandita Purandara, who moved in the ocean of love of Godhead just like the Mandara Hill.

PURPORT

Pandita Purandara met Sri Nityananda Prabhu at Khadadaha.

When Nityananda Prabhu visited this village, He danced very uncommonly, and His dancing captivated Purandara Pandita.The pandita was in the top of a tree, and upon seeing the dancing of Nityananda he jumped down on the ground and proclaimed himself to be Angada, one of the devotees in the camp of Hanuman during the pastimes of Lord Ramacandra.