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paramananda gupta--krsna-bhakta mahamati

purve yanra ghare nityanandera vasati

SYNONYMS

paramananda gupta—of the name Paramananda Gupta; krsna-bhakta—a great devotee of Lord Krsna; maha-mati—advanced in spiritual consciousness; purve—formerly; yanra—whose; ghare—in the house; nityanandera—of Lord Nityananda Prabhu; vasati—residence.

The thirty-first devotee of Lord Nityananda Prabhu was Paramananda Gupta, who was greatly devoted to Lord Krsna and highly advanced in spiritual consciousness.

Formerly Nityananda Prabhu also resided at his house for some time.

PURPORT

Paramananda Gupta composed a prayer to Lord Krsna known as Krsna-stavavali.

In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verses 194 and 199, it is stated that he was formerly the gopi named Manjumedha.