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maha-bhagavata yadunatha kavicandra

yanhara hrdaye nrtya kare nityananda

SYNONYMS

maha-bhagavata—a great devotee; yadunatha kavicandra—of the name Yadunatha Kavicandra; yanhara—whose; hrdaye—in the heart; nrtya—dancing; kare—does; nityananda—Lord Nityananda Prabhu.

Yadunatha Kavicandra was a great devotee.

Lord Nityananda Prabhu always danced in his heart.

PURPORT

In the Caitanya-bhagavata, Madhya-lila, Chapter One, it is said that a gentleman known as Ratnagarbha Acarya was a friend of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s father.

They were residents of the same village.

He had three sons-Krsnananda, Jiva and Yadunatha Kavicandra.