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Text 24

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rāghava-paṇḍita — prabhura ādya-anucara
tāṅra eka śākhā mukhya — makaradhvaja kara
rāghava-paṇḍita — prabhura ādya-anucara
tāṅra eka śākhā mukhya — makaradhvaja kara

Synonyms

Palabra por palabra

rāghava paṇḍita — Rāghava Paṇḍita; prabhura — of the Lord; ādya — original; anucara — follower; tāṅra — his; eka — one; śākhā — branch; mukhya — chief; makaradhvaja — Makaradhvaja; kara — surname.

rāghava paṇḍita—Rāghava Paṇḍita; prabhura—del Señor; ādya—original; anucara—seguidor; tāṅra—su; eka—una; śākhā—rama; mukhya—principal; makaradhvaja—Makaradhvaja; kara—apellido.

Translation

Traducción

Rāghava Paṇḍita, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s original follower, is understood to have been the seventh branch. From him proceeded another subbranch, headed by Makaradhvaja Kara.

Rāghava Paṇḍita, el seguidor original del Señor Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, constituyó la séptima rama. De él procedió otra rama secundaria, encabezada por Makaradhvaja Kara.

Purport

Significado

Kara was the surname of Makaradhvaja. At present this surname is generally found in the Kāyastha community. The Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā (166) states:

Kara era el apellido de Makaradhvaja. En la actualidad, este apellido se encuentra ampliamente en la comunidad Kāyastha. El Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpīka (166) declara:

dhaniṣṭhā bhakṣya-sāmagrīṁ kṛṣṇāyādād vraje ’mitām
saiva sāmprataṁ gaurāṅga- priyo rāghava-paṇḍitaḥ
dhaniṣṭhā bhakṣya-sāmagrīṁ kṛṣṇāyādād vraje ’mitām
saiva sāmprataṁ gaurāṅga- priyo rāghava-paṇḍitaḥ

Rāghava Paṇḍita was formerly a confidential gopī in Vraja during the time of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes, and his former name was Dhaniṣṭhā. This gopī, Dhaniṣṭhā, always engaged in preparing foods for Kṛṣṇa.

Rāghava Paṇḍita había sido anteriormente una gopī íntima en Vraja, durante de los pasatiempos del Señor Kṛṣṇa, y su nombre entonces era Dhaniṣṭhā. Esa gopī, Dhaniṣṭhā, estaba siempre ocupada preparando alimentos para Kṛṣṇa.