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govinda, madhava ghosa, ei vasu-ghosa
tina bhaira kirtane prabhu payena santosa
SYNONYMS
govinda—Govinda Ghosa; madhava ghosa—Madhava Ghosa; ei—this; vasu-ghosa—Vasudeva Ghosa; tina bhaira—of the three brothers; kirtane—in the sankirtana; prabhu—the Lord; payena santosa—gets very much pleasure "Here also are Govinda Ghosa, Madhava Ghosa and Vasudeva Ghosa.
They are three brothers, and their sankirtana, congregational chanting, pleases the Lord very much.
PURPORT
Govinda Ghosa belonged to the kayastha dynasty of the Uttara-radhiya section, and he was known as Ghosa Thakura.
Even to the present day there is a place named Agradvipa, near Katwa, where a fair takes place and is named after Ghosa Thakura.
As far as Vasudeva Ghosa is concerned, he composed many nice songs about Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and these are all authorized Vaisnava songs, like the songs of Narottama dasa Thakura, Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Locana dasa Thakura, Govinda dasa Thakura and other great Vaisnavas.