CC Ādi 11.33
Bengali
নবদ্বীপে পুরুষোত্তম পণ্ডিত মহাশয় ।
নিত্যানন্দ–নামে যাঁর মহোন্মাদ হয় ॥ ৩৩ ॥
নিত্যানন্দ–নামে যাঁর মহোন্মাদ হয় ॥ ৩৩ ॥
Verse text
navadvīpe puruṣottama paṇḍita mahāśaya
nityānanda-nāme yāṅra mahonmāda haya
nityānanda-nāme yāṅra mahonmāda haya
Synonyms
navadvīpe puruṣottama — Puruṣottama of Navadvīpa; paṇḍita mahāśaya — a very learned scholar; nityānanda-nāme — in the name of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu; yāṅra — whose; mahā-unmāda — great ecstasy; haya — becomes.
Translation
Puruṣottama Paṇḍita, a resident of Navadvīpa, was the eighth gopāla. He would become almost mad as soon as he heard the holy name of Nityānanda Prabhu.
Purport
It is stated in the Caitanya-bhāgavata that Puruṣottama Paṇḍita was born in Navadvīpa and was a great devotee of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu. As one of the twelve gopālas, his former name was Stokakṛṣṇa.