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sri-yadunandanacarya--advaitera sakha

tanra sakha-upasakhara nahi haya lekha

SYNONYMS

sri-yadunandana-acarya—of the name Sri Yadunandana Acarya; advaitera—of Advaita Acarya; sakha—branch; tanra—his; sakha—branches; upasakhara—subbranches; nahi—not; haya—there is; lekha—writing.

The fifth branch of Advaita Acarya was Sri Yadunandana Acarya, who had so many branches and subbranches that it is impossible to write of them.

PURPORT

Yadunandana Acarya was the official initiator spiritual master of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami.

In other words, when Raghunatha dasa Gosvami was a householder, Yadunandana Acarya initiated him at home.

Later Raghunatha dasa Gosvami took shelter of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Jagannatha Puri.