11.43

visnudasa, nandana, gangadasa--tina bhai

purve yanra ghare chila thakura nitai

SYNONYMS

visnudasa—of the name Visnudasa; nandana—of the name Nandana; gangadasa—of the name Gangadasa; tina bhai—three brothers; purve—previously; yanra—whose; ghare—in the house; chila—stayed; thakura nitai—Nityananda Prabhu.

Another important devotee of Lord Nityananda Prabhu was Visnudasa, who had two brothers, Nandana and Gangadasa.

Lord Nityananda Prabhu sometimes stayed at their house.

PURPORT

The three brothers Visnudasa, Nandana and Gangadasa were residents of Navadvipa and belonged to the Bhattacarya brahmana family.

Both Visnudasa and Gangadasa stayed for some time with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Jagannatha Puri, and the Caitanya-bhagavata states that formerly Nityananda Prabhu stayed at their house.