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prabhu-ajnaya dharila nama--’paramananda-dasa’

’puri-dasa’ kari’ prabhu karena upahasa

SYNONYMS

prabhu-ajnaya—under the order of Sri-Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dharila nama—held the name; paramananda-dasa—Paramananda dasa; puri-dasa—Puri dasa; kari’-as; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karena upahasa—began to joke.

The child was named Paramananda dasa in accordance with the Lord’s order, and the Lord jokingly called him Puri dasa.