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sakha-srestha dhruvananda, sridhara brahmacari

bhagavatacarya, haridasa brahmacari

SYNONYMS

sakha-srestha—the chief branch; dhruvananda—of the name Dhruvananda; sridhara brahmacari—of the name Sridhara Brahmacari; bhagavatacarya—of the name Bhagavatacarya; haridasa brahmacari—of the name Haridasa Brahmacari.

The chief branches of Sri Gadadhara Pandita were (1) Sri Dhruvananda, (2) Sridhara Brahmacari, (3) Haridasa Brahmacari and (4) Raghunatha Bhagavatacarya.

PURPORT

Verse 152 of the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika describes Sri Dhruvananda Brahmacari as an incarnation of Lalita, and verse 194 describes Sridhara Brahmacari as the gopi known as Candralatika.