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’govinda’ bhakta, ara vani-krsnadasa

pundarikaksa, isana, ara laghu-haridasa

SYNONYMS

govinda—Govinda; bhakta—a great devotee; ara—and; vani-krsnadasa—Vani Krsnadasa; pundarikaksa—Pundarikaksa; isana—Isana; ara—and; laghu-haridasa—Laghu Haridasa.

The great devotee Govinda, Vani Krsnadasa, Pundarikaksa, Isana and Laghu Haridasa also accompanied him.

PURPORT

Laghu Haridasa should not be confused with Junior Haridasa, who committed suicide at Prayaga.

Generally a devotee is called Haridasa, and consequently there are many Haridasas.

The chief was Thakura Haridasa.

There was also a Madhyama Haridasa.

In Bhakti-ratnakara (Sixth Wave), there is a list of many of the chief devotees who accompanied Srila Rupa Gosvami gosvami gopala-bhatta ati dayamaya

bhugarbha, sri-lokanatha--gunera alaya

sri-madhava, sri-paramananda-bhattacarya

sri-madhu-pandita--yanra caritra ascarya

premi krsnadasa krsnadasa brahmacari

yadava acarya, narayana krpavan

sri-pundarikaksa-gosani, govinda, isana

sri-govinda vani-krsnadasa aty-udara

sri-uddhava--madhye-madhye gaude gati yanra

dvija-haridasa krsnadasa kaviraja

sri-gopala-dasa yanra alaukika kaya