

        NAME                            SOURCE

1.      PADMAGARBHA ACARYA              GVA
2.      PADMANABHA                      GVA
3.      PADMANABHA CAKRAVARTI           GVA
4.      PADMANABHA MISRA                GVA
5.      PADMAVATI DEVI                  GVA,CCU
6.      PADMAVATI DEVI                  GVA
7.      PAGALA HARANATHA                GVJ
8.      PAKHIYA GOPALA DASA             GVA
9.      PARAMANANDA                     GVA
10.     PARAMANANDA                     GVA
11.     PARAMANANDA                     GVA
12.     PARAMANANDA AVADHUTA            GVA,CCU
13.     PARAMANANDA BHATTACARYA         GVA
14.     PARAMANANDA GUPTA               GVA,CCU
15.     PARAMANANDA KIRTANIYA           GVA,CCU
16.     PARAMANANDA MAHAPATRA           GVA,CCU,BMO
17.     PARAMANANDA MISRA               GVA
18.     PARAMANANDA PANDITA             GVA,CCU
19.     PARAMANANDA PURI                GVA,CCU,GPC
20.     PARAMANANDA SEN                 GVA,GPC
21.     PARAMANANDA UPADHYAYA           GVA,CCU
22.     PARAMANANDA VAIDYA              GVA
23.     PARAMANANDA MODAKA              GVA,CCU
24.     PARAMESVARI (PARAMESVARA DASA THAKURA)  GVA,CCU
25.     PARANA DASA                     GVA
26.     PARASURAMA                      GVA
27.     PARVATINATHA MUKHUTI            GVA
28.     PATHAN VAISNAVA BIJALI KHAN     GPC
29.     PHAGU CAUDHURI                  GVA
30.     PHULLA THAKURJI (OR THAKURANI)  GVA
31.     PILLAI PERUMAL IYENGAR          ENCYCLOPEDIA
32.     PISIMA GOSVAMINI                GVJ
33.     PITAMVARA                       GVA,CCU
34.     PITAMVARA DASA                  GVA
35.     PITAMVARA DVIJA                 BMO,GVA
36.     PRABHUCANDRA GOPALA             GVA
37.     PRABHURAMA DATTA                GVA
38.     PRADYUMNA BRAHMACARI            GVA,CC (RGN ED.)
39.     PRADYUMNA GIRI                  CCU
40.     PRADYUMNA MISRA                 CCU,GPC,BMO
41.     PRADYUMNA MISRA                 BMO
42.     PRAHARARAJA MAHAPATRA           CCU,GVA,BMO
43.     PRAKASANANDA                    GVA
44.     PRAKASANANDA SARASVATI          CC (RGN ED),GVA
45.     PRANAGOPAL GOSVAMI              GVA
46.     PRANAKISOR GOSVAMI              GVA
47.     PRANAKRSNA DASA BABAJI          GVJ
48.     PRANAVALLABHA (PARANA) DASA     GVA
49.     PRASADA DASA                    GVA
50.     PRASADA DASA (PRAKASA DASA)     GVA
51.     PRASADA DASA VAIRAGI            GVA
52.     PRATAPARUDRA                    GVA,BMO,ENCYCLOPEDIA
53.     PRAVODHANANDA                   GVA
54.     PREMADASA                       GVA
55.     PREMADASA                       GVA
56.     PREMADASA SIDDHANTAVAGIS        GVA
57.     PREMANANDA                      GVA
58.     PREMANANDA BHARATI              GVJ
59.     PREMANANDA GOSVAMI              GVJ
60.     PREMI KRSNADASA                 GVA
61.     PRIYADASAJI                     GVA
62.     PUNDARIKAKSHA                   GVA
63.     PUNDARIKA VIDYANIDHI            GVA,CCU,CC,GPC
64.     PURANDARA ACARYA                GVA,CCU,CC(RGN ED.)
65.     PURANDARA DASA                  ENCYCLOPEDIA
66.     PUTANDARA KHAN                  GVA
67.     PURANDARA MISRA                 GVA
68.     PURANDARA PANDITA               GVA,CCU,CC (RGN ED.)
69.     PURNANANDA                      GVA
70.     PURUSOTTAMA                     GVA
71.     PURUSOTTAMA                     GVA,CCU
72.     PURUSOTTAMA                     GVA,CCU
73.     PURUSOTTAMA                     GVA
74.     PURUSOTTAMA                     GVA
75.     PURUSOTTAMA                     GVA
76.     PURUSOTTAMA                     GVA
77.     PURUSOTTAMA                     BMO
78.     PURUSOTTAMA ACARYA              GVA
79.     PURUSOTTAMA BRAHMACARI          GVA
80.     PURUSOTTAMA BRAHMACARI          CCU
81.     PURUSOTTAMA CAKRAVARTI          GVA
82.     PURUSOTTAMA DASA                GVA,CCU,DVADAS GOPAL
83.     PURUSOTTAMA DATTA               GVA,CCU
84.     PURUSOTTAMA DATTA               GVA
85.     PURUSOTTAMA DEVA                GVA
86.     PURUSOTTAMA GUPTA               GVA
87.     PURUSOTTAMA JANA                GVA
88.     PURUSOTTAMA MISRA               GVA
89.     PURUSOTTAMA NAGAR               GVA,CCU
90.     PURUSOTTAMA NAGAR               GVA
91.     PURUSOTTAMA PANDITA             GVA,CCU
92.     PURUSOTTAMA PANDITA             GVA,CCU
93.     PURUSOTTAMA PURI                GVA
94.     PURUSOTTAMA SANJAYA             GVA
95.     PURUSOTTAMA THAKURA             GPC
96.     PURUSOTTAMA TIRTHA              GVA
97.     PUSPAGOPAL                      GVA,CCU


1.PADMAGARBHA ACARYA:

He was a brahmana by caste whose title was Lahidi.  He was the father of Srila Svarupa Damodara.  He lived at Bhitadiya village on the bank of the river Brahmaputra.  After coming to Navadvipa he married the daughter of Sri Jayrama Cakravarti and sho
rtly thereafter Svarupa Damodara was born. Padmagarbha left his wife and son in Navadvipa and went to Mithila, then to Varanasi to study Veda, Vedanta and philosophy.  In Mithila he was initiated by Sri Lakshmipati, the guru of Sri Madhavendra Puri.
 From Varanasi, Padmagarbhacarya returned to Bhitadia, where he married for the second time and had many sons.  Padmagarbha wrote Paingirahasya Brahman Bhasya, Dvaitabhasya of Upanisad, tika of Kramadipika.

2.PADMANABHA:

He was the paternal great-grandfather of Sri Rupa and Sanatana and the great-grandson of Jagatguru Sarvajna.  Due to a family feud, Padmanabha left Karnata and settled in the kingdom of Sikharesvara in Paurastya desa.  In his old age he built a house
 in Navahatta (or Naihati) on the bank of the Bhagirathi.  King Danujamardana helped him considerably. Padmanabha had eighteen daughters and five sons.  His youngest son, Mukunda, had a son named Kumardeva who was the father of Sri Rupa, Sanatana and
 Anupama (Vallabha).

As a student Padmanabha went to Santipura where he took shelter in the house of Advaita Prabhu.  Later he took spiritual initiation from Advaita Prabhu and became full absorbed in the study of Srimad Bhagavatam.  After receiving initiation Padmanabha
 went to Talkhari and occasionally visited Santipura and Navadvipa to attend discourses on Bhakti.  Padmanabha's wife, Sita devi, was an equally ardent devotee.  Around 1405 Saka (1583 AD) Lokanatha Gosvami was born to this couple.  (See `Lokanatha G
osvami')

3.PADMANABHA CAKRAVARTI:

He was a kulin Radhi brahmana of Varadvaja caste who lived at Talakhadi village in the district of Jasahara.  He was the father of the famous Sri Lokanatha Gosvami and his wife, Sita devi.  He had four sons.

4.PADMANABHA MISRA:

He was the third son of Upendra Misra.  (CC. 1.13.57)

5.PADMAVATI DEVI:

She was the daughter of King Mukuta Roy of Maudesvara and mother of Sri Nityananda Prabhu.  She was Rohini and Sumitra in Krsnalila.  Her charitable disposition was displayed when she gave up her twelve year old son, Nityananda, to the hands of a Vai
snava sannyasi.  Her devotion to her husband, Sri Hadai Pandita, was beyond compare.  (CBh. 2.3.93)

6.PADMAVATI DEVI:

She was the wife of Srinivasa Acarya and the daughter of Raghu Cakravarti of Gopalapura.  Her previous name was Gaurangapriya.  (See `Gaurangapriya')

7.PAGALA HARANATHA:

In 1865 AD. he was born in the family of Jayrama Bandopadhya and Bhagavati Sundari in the village of Sonamukhi in Bankura.  When he was two years old he lost his father.  In 1884-85 AD. he passed the Entrance Exam from the Kuciakola School and after
passing the F.A. Exam was admitted in the B.A. class of the Metropolitan College in 1887 AD.  At that time he suffered from a severe attack of cough.  He appeared thrice for the B.A. Examination but could not pass.  He searched for service for two ye
ars and at last accepted a position under the King of Kashmir in 1893 AD.  During that time Lata Atalabihari Nandi came in contact with Haranatha and being impressed with his supernatural powers, became his disciple.  Later he kept in contact with Ha
ranatha through letters.  Haranatha's entire biography is written in Pagala Haranatha.  Bhagavatacandra Mitra, Akincana Nandi and Kshirodacandra Bhattacarya individually wrote detailed accounts of the life of Haranatha.

8.PAKHIYA GOPALA DASA:

According to Abhirama dasa's Pata Paryatana, he was a disciple of Abhirama and his Sripata was at Helagrama.

9.PARAMANANDA:

He was a disciple of Rasikananda.  (Rasikamangala Pascima 14.84)

10.PARAMANANDA:

He was a disciple of Rasikananda.  (Rasikamangala Pascima 14.107)

11.PARAMANANDA:

He was a disciple of Rasikananda.  (Rasikamangala Pascima 148)

12.PARAMANANDA AVADHUTA:

He belonged to the sakha of Sri Nityananda.

13.PARAMANANDA BHATTACARYA:

He lived in Vrndavana and belonged to the branch of Sri Gadadhara.  He was the guru of Sri Rupa and Sanatana who studied devotional scriptures under him.  He obtained the Deity of Sri Sri Gopinatha in Vamsivata.  (CC. 1.11.49, Namamrtasamudra 246)

14.PARAMANANDA GUPTA:

He belonged to the lineage of Nityananda Prabhu and was Manjumedha in Krsna lila (GGD 193, 199).  According to Jayananda's Caitanyamangala Paramananda was the author of Sri Gaurangavijaya.  (CC. 1.11.49)

15.PARAMANANDA KIRTANIYA:

He was a kirtana singer and the companion of Tapana Misra and Candrasekhar Acarya in Kasi.  He wanted to go with Mahaprabhu to Puri, but the Lord ordered him to stay in Kasi and continue singing kirtana there.  (CC. 2.25.172)

16.PARAMANANDA MAHAPATRA:

A great devotee of Lord Caitanya who lived in Orissa and was employed in the temple of Sri Jagannatha deva. Paramananda was introduced to Lord Caitanya by Sarvabhauma in the house of Kasi Misra.  Sarvabhauma introduced Paramananda as a friend of Prah
araraja Mahapatra and a follower of the Lord (CC. 1.10.135, 2.10.46).  Vrndavana dasa also refers to Paramananda as a companion of Lord Caitanya (CBh. 3.8.212-Atul Krsna Gosvami edition)

17.PARAMANANDA MISRA:

He was the second son of Upendra Misra.  (CC. 1.13.57)

18.PARAMANANDA PANDITA:

He was a friend and classmate of Lord Caitanya. According to Yadunatha, Paramananda belonged to Gadadhara sakha.  B.B. Majumdar argues in CCU p. 658, that Paramananda Bhattacarya and Paramananda Pandita were most likely the same person.  Bhaktiratnak
ara p. 19,  states that Paramananda Pandita lived in Vrndavana and was fond of Madhu Pandita. B.B. Majumdar's argument is based on the statement made by Sanatana Gosvami in the beginning of Vrhad Vaisnavatosani.

19.PARAMANANDA PURI:

He was born in a brahmana family in Trihuta.  At present the districts Muzahffarpur, Darbhanga and Chapra are under Trihuta.  Sri Paramananda Puri was a very dear disciple of Madhavendra Puri.  (CBh. 3.3.178)

When Mahaprabhu went to Rsabha mountain in South India, he met Paramananda Puri and they spent three days in intense discussions about Krsna lila.  Thereafter they decided to meet again in Nilacala.  (CC. 2.9.167-175)

According to GGD 118, Paramananda Puri was Uddhava in Krsna lila.  The seed of devotion was Sri Madhavendra Puri and its nine roots were Paramananda Puri, Kesava Bharati and seven others.  (CC. 1.9.13)

Later Sri Paramananda Puri came to meet Mahaprabhu in Nilacala.  After some time he went to Navadvipa with the desire of taking bath in the Ganges.  There he went to the house of Mahaprabhu and Saci Mata very cordially received and fed him.  Paramana
nda Puri stayed there for one day. (CC.2.10.92)

When Puri Gosvami came to know that Prabhu was staying in Nilacala, he at once started for Nilacala, along with Dvija Kamalakanta.  When they meet in Puri, Mahaprabhu worshiped his feet, and Puri embraced Him affectionately.  The Lord requested him t
o stay in Puri.  Paramananda told the Lord that the devotees from Gauda were waiting anxiously for Mahaprabhu, and thus had decided to come to see Him in Nilacala.  (CC. 2.10.98)

Mahaprabhu made arrangements for Puri to stay in a solitary room in the house of Kasi Misra, and a servant was engaged to look after him.  Puri Gosvami loved Prabhu greatly, and the Lord respected him as His teacher.  Wherever the Lord was invited, H
e took Puri Gosvami along with Him.  Later Puri shifted to a monastery on the western side of the temple.

One day Mahaprabhu and Gadadhara Pandita came to visit Puri Gosvami.  Puri had just finished digging a well and was unhappy to find that the water in the well was not good. Seeing Puri's disappointment the Lord lifted His arms and said, "Oh Lord Jaga
nnatha, grant Me the boon that the Ganges will enter this well."  Saying this the Lord departed.

In answer to the Lord's prayer, the holy Ganga devi entered into the well and in the morning all the devotees saw that the well was filled with pure and clear water.  (CBh. 3.3.237-246)

The devotees understood that this miracle had taken place by the grace of Mahaprabhu and thus they circumambulated the well offering their respects.  The Lord soon arrived there and announced to all, "Whoever drinks this water and takes his bath here
 will certainly get the result of bathing in the sacred Ganges and love for Krsna will manifest within his heart."  (CBh. 3.3.252)

Puri Gosvami loved the Lord dearly, the Lord similarly respected Puri Gosvami.  Puri visited Mahaprabhu daily, and the Lord always looked after the well-being of Puri Gosvami. The Lord said, "I am only here in this world due to the love and affection
 of Puri Gosvami--I belong to Puri Gosvami and anyone who has his darsana will become dear to Lord Krsna." (CBh. 3.3.255-256,  See also Murari Gupta 3.15.19, Kavikarnapura's Mahakavya 13.14, Nataka 8.4, Jayananda's CM. p.2, Locana's CM. p.2)

20.PARAMANANDA SEN (KAVI KARNAPURA GOSVAMI):

Sivananda Sen was a favorite disciple of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.  He had three sons, namely Sri Caitanya dasa, Sri Ramadasa and Sri Paramananda (Kavi Karnapura).  Srinath Pandita, a disciple of Advaita Acarya, was the spiritual master of Kavi Karnap
ura.  Paramananda lived in Kancrapara, about half a mile from Kumarahatta.  Sri Krsnaraya, the Deity installed and worshiped by Srinath Pandita, still exists there.  In the beginning of the book Sri Ananda-Vrndavana Campu, Sri Kavi Karnapura Gosvami
glorified Srinath Pandita.

Kavi Karnapura himself has identified his father in GGD, "The gopika named Vira in Krsna lila, has now become my father named Sivananda Sen."  Sri Sivananda Sen lived in Kumarahat (Halisahara).  His Deity is still being served in Kancrapada, about on
e and a half miles from Halisahara.

Before Paramananda's birth, Sivananda and his wife went to see the Lord in Puri.  Mahaprabhu blessed them and told them that their son would be named Puridasa.  In the year 1524 AD a nice son was born to them and the name Paramananda was given to him
.  A few months later, Sivananda Sen along with his wife and children started for Puri and reached there after walking for one month.  Upon seeing the lotus face of Mahaprabhu all the exhaustion and fatigue of the long journey was immediately mitigat
ed.  The Lord made arrangements to house and feed the devotees.  One day Sivananda Sen and his three sons fell prostrate before the Lord and Mahaprabhu wanted to know the name of his younger son.  When He heard that his name was Paramananda dasa, He
smiled and said, "His name is Puri dasa."  The mother then placed her son in front of the Lord's feet.  Seeing the pinkish lotus feet of Prabhu, the child wanted to suck His toe.  Mahaprabhu then placed His toe in the child's mouth and the child happ
ily sucked it. Seeing the Lord's boundless mercy upon Sivananda's son the devotees began chanting the holy names joyfully.  Mahaprabhu then ordered that as long as Sivananda and his family remained in Nilacala they should receive Mahaprabhu's remnant
s.  After the Rathayatra festival, Sivananda Sen took permission from the Lord to return home.  (CC. 3.16.75)

The next year Sivananda Sen went back to Puri along with the Gaudiya devotees and his youngest son, Puri dasa.  Again, Mahaprabhu arranged for their stay.  Puri dasa touched the feet of the Lord respectfully and Mahaprabhu placed his palm on the boy'
s head and asked him to chant the name of Krsna. But the boy did not comply with the request.  Again Sivananda Sen asked the boy the same thing, but still he did not utter the name of Krsna.  Then Mahaprabhu said, "I have made innumerable animate and
 inanimate objects in the world chant the name of Krsna but I have failed this time."  Svarupa Damodara then said,  "I can understand that he will not disclose the mantra of Lord Krsna which he received from you to anyone and he is chanting the mantr
a within his mind." When Sivananda Sen returned to his room with the boy, everyone asked the boy why he did not utter the name of Lord Krsna, but Puri dasa did not answer them.

Another day Sivananda brought Puri dasa to see Mahaprabhu and the boy worshipped the Lord's lotus feet.  Then Prabhu asked him to read any subject.  Puri dasa began speaking, "All glories to Sri Hari, whose beautiful blue lotus-like eyes are anointed
 with balm...(CC.3.16.74-76).  All the devotees were astonished to hear the descriptive sloka from the young boy, and concluded that he must have received the special mercy of Gaurasundara.  Hearing the sloka, Mahaprabhu was overwhelmed with ecstasy
and blessed the boy, "May you always lovingly remember the pastimes of Lord Krsna."  Sri Svarupa Damodara said, "Since this sloka has satiated the ears of the devotees, let this boy's name be Karnapura (karna-means ears, and pura means satiation).  T
hus Puri later became famous as Sri Kavi Karnapura.

Every year Sivananda Sen paid all the expenses for the journey on foot to Nilacala of nearly two hundred devotees. Whatever wealth and resources he possessed were offered to Mahaprabhu.  Sometimes Sri Nityananda Prabhu stayed at the house of Sivanand
a, and whenever Mahaprabhu went to Gauda, He always came to his house.

The books written by Kavi Karnapura Gosvami are:  Sri Caitanya Candradaya Nataka, Sri Ananda Vrndavana Campu, Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Mahakavya, Sri Gauraganoddesa Dipika, Sri Radha Krsna Ganoddesa Dipika, Sri Krsnahnika Kaumudi, Alankara Kaustuva an
d Arya Sataka.

21.PARAMANANDA UPADHYAYA:

He belonged to the branch of Sri Nityananda Prabhu.  His name is mentioned on P. 145 of Jayananda's CM., CBh. 3.6.474, CC. 1.11.44, Namamrtasamudra 239.

22.PARAMANANDA VAIDYA:

He was the paternal grandfather of Sri Jagadananda.  (See `Jagadananda')

23.PARAMESVARA MODAKA:

He was a sweet-maker and great devoted of Lord Caitanya. His house and shop were located near the house of Mahaprabhu in Nadia and he used to make varieties of sweets for the Lord. His son was Mukunda.  Some time after the Lord accepted sannyasa and
went to Puri, Modaka Mahasaya and his wife went to visit Him.  Paramesvara could not control himself upon seeing the Lord, whom he had known from His childhood.  Afraid that the Lord may have forgotten him, Paramesvara immediately gave his identity.
 Mahaprabhu at once recognised him and inquired about his well-being.  Paramesvara innocently told the Lord that Mukunda's mother had also come to see Him, not knowing that a sannyasi should not see the face of a woman. Mahaprabhu, however, was impre
ssed by Paramesavara's simplicity and did not say anything that might hurt his feelings.  (CC. 3.12.53-54,60)

24.PARAMESVARI (PARAMESVARA DASA THAKURA:

He was one of the twelve Gopalas.  A Vaisnava poet and a brahmana by caste, Paramesvara belonged to the lineage of Nityananda Prabhu. His Sripata was at Ketugrama (or Kaugrama), though he later settled at Khardaha.  According to GGD. 132, he was Arju
na in his past incarnation. (CC. 1.11.29)

Bhaktiratnakara (13.244-246) states that on his way from Vrndavana Paramesvara stayed briefly at Garalgacha village. At the command of Jahnava devi, Paramesvara installed the Deity of Radha Gopinatha at Tada Atpur.

Paramesvara accompanied Jahnava devi to Vrndavana.  He is said to have had supernatural powers.  When Narottama Thakura came to Khardaha, Paramesvara thoroughly informed him about the route to Puri.  (Bhaktiratnakara 8.219)

He died on a full-moon day in the month of Vaisaka (April-May).  The cooking spud which Paramesvara used during sankirtana is placed by the side of his samadhi on the occasion of his death anniversary.

25.PARANA DASA:

He was the translator of Jagannatha vallabha Nataka. (See Calcutta University manuscript no. 3820)

26.PARASURAMA:

A brahmana by caste, he was the son of Madhusudan Raya of Campaknagari.  He wrote two books titled Krsnamangala and Madhava Sangita.  He took spiritual vesa from Aulia Manohar dasa.

27.PARVATINATH MUKHUTI:

He was the husband of Bhuvanmohini and son-in-law of Virachandra Prabhu.  (Premavilasa 24)

28.PATHAN VAISNAVA BIJALI KHAN:

Bijali Khan, along with nine Pathan soldiers while passing through a road, found a saint lying unconscious under a tree, surrounded by four people.  He at once stopped his horse, thinking that the sannyasi had probably been traveling with many valuab
le things and these four persons had poisoned him in order to steal his belongings.  Thus he ordered his soldiers to imprison the four men.

Krsnadasa Rajput, one of the four persons, said, "Please don't misunderstand us.  This saint is our religious teacher but suffers from hysteria, thus we always remain with him to protect him against sudden attacks.  If you wait, you will see that he
will soon regain consciousness."

What had actually happened is that after visiting Sri Vrndavana and crossing the river Yamuna, Mahaprabhu and His associates were passing through the forest on their way to Prayaga.  While taking rest under a tree, the Lord heard the sound of a flute
 being played by a nearby shepherd boy and as a result He was filled with ecstatic emotions and lost consciousness.  At that time the Pathan soldiers appeared there.

After some time the Lord awoke and began loudly chanting the holy name.  The Pathans were charmed by the melodious sound of the Lord's chanting and they freed the imprisoned devotees.  Bijali Khan offered his obeisances to Mahaprabhu saying, "Oh resp
ect saint!  These four bandits poisoned you and robbed you of all your belongings."  Mahaprabhu replied, "I am a saint, I have no money with Me and these four people rescue Me whenever I become unconscious due to a sudden attack of hysteria."

Bijali Khan had a Mohammedan teacher with him who was well-versed in both Hindu and Muslim scriptures.  He said, "We are extremely glad to have your association and would like to hear something from you."  The Lord said, "You are at liberty to ask an
y question."  The teacher asked, "What is the difference between the two theories-nirvisesa-vad and savisesa-vad?  Our scriptures also deal with the Advaita-vad. I am very interested to know the inner meaning of these two theories."  The Lord replied
, "In your scriptures sometimes the Lord is described as nirvisesa, and sometimes as savisesa. But the Supreme Lord is full of all opulence and His bodily complexion is darkish.  The only way to be freed from this world is to serve Him.  The perfecti
on of life is to worship His lotus feet."  (CC. 2.18.177,190)

After hearing these explanations from Mahaprabhu, both Bijali Khan and the teacher were very happy.  They worshiped His lotus feet and said, "We think that You are the Supreme Lord Himself, be kind upon us fallen and worthless souls.  I have studied
the Mohammedan scripture very extensively but from it I cannot conclusively decide what the ultimate goal of life is or how I can approach it.  Now that I have meet you, my tongue simply wants to chant the Hare Krsna mahamantra spontaneously.  My fal
se prestige and vanity of being a learned scholar is now gone.  Please guide me on the path of worship and meditation."  Saying this the teacher fell at the feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.  The Lord said, "Please get up.  You have chanted the holy n
ame of Krsna, therefore the sinful reactions you have acquired for many millions of lives are now gone.  You are now pure.  Now continue to chant the holy name."  (CC. 2.18.190)

The Lord then named the Mohammedan teacher Ramadasa. Seeing all this, Bijali Khan also fell at the lotus feet of the Lord saying, "Krsna, Krsna."  Mahaprabhu gave him many instructions and by the grace of the Lord, the Pathans were converted into Vai
snavas.  (CC. 2.18.201-206)

29.PHAGU CAUDHURI:

He was a disciple of Narottama Thakura.  (Premavilasa 20, Narottamavilasa 12)

30.PHULLA THAKURJI (OR THAKURANI):

She was the disciple of Srinivasa.  Her father was Kumuda Cattaraja and her sister was Malati devi.  She lived at Kancanagadia.  Her husband's name was Rajendra and was also a disciple of Srinivasa.  (Karnananda 1-2, Premavilasa 20)
31.PILLAI PERUMAL IYENGAR:

A  Tamil poet of the 13th century, he had other names such as Alagiyaman-Valadasar and Divyakavi.  The latter name is perhaps indicative of the literary quality of his poems. Some historians assign him to the 16th and 18th century.  His literary work
s are collectively referred to as the `Astaprabandha' and extol the glories of the Srivaisnava cult. He seems to have refused to sing panegyrics to any Deity other than Ranganatha.

32.PISIMA GOSVAMINI:

(Piscima is the name given to a paternal aunt in Bengal). These biographies have been prepared in the shadow of the compilation of hagiographies made by Haridasa Gosvami titled Sri Sri Nitai Gaura Sri Vigrahalila Kahini (stories relating to the pasti
mes of Gaura-Nitai)

It is said that once a cow was giving milk daily on the same spot in a bush in the center of two villages named Ghoradanga Parulia and Kalipur Kadya in the district of Birbhum.  The curious milkman dug up that spot and unearthed the following objects
:  A pair of wooden Deities of Lord Gauranga and Nityananda seated on a an old wooden throne, one Deity of Radha Gopinatha and a salagrama named Sridhara.  The name "Dasa Murari Gupta" was found engraved on the bottom of the throne carrying the Deiti
es of Gaura-Nitai.  These four Deities were taken to Suiri where they were worshiped in a grand fashion.  This took place about two hundred years ago (around 1770 AD.)

Shortly afterwards, Balarama dasa Babaji, a saint from Orissa on pilgrimage, arrived at Siuri and took shelter at the above mentioned temple.  Balarama dasa was deeply attracted by the divine beauty of the Deities and upon receiving a command from Th
em in a dream, dedicated himself to Their service, abandoning his pilgrimage plans.

Around this time, Candrasasi devi, a member of the Mukhopadhyay household of Ulagram in the district of Nadia, came to Siuri in connection with some Zamindari estate work of her family.  During her stay at the accommodation attached to the temple of
Gaura-Nitai, she received a command from Gaura Nitai in a dream.  They addressed her as "mother" and expressed Their desire to partake of food cooked by her.  As the Deities were undergoing the ritual of Anugaraga (cleaning and painting of the Deitie
s), she took Visnudiksa, as advised by Mahanta Balarama dasa, and cooked food for the Deities. Candrasasi then began preparing to return home, when the Deities again appealed to her as follows:  "Mother, please don't go from here.  If you go away who
 will feed us?  You are our mother and we won't let you go."  The two boys pulled on the edge of her sari begging her to stay, They tugged so hard that her sari was torn.  When she woke up she discovered with awe that the edge of her sari was partly
torn.  When the Mahanta heard everything he opened the temple door early in the morning and found the remaining torn part of the sari in the hands of the Deities.  Candrasasi could not leave.  She continued to stay in Siuri serving the Deities.

There was a big scandal involving Candrasasi and finally in a state of exasperation, she appealed to Gaura Nitai. Their divine command was that they should all move to Vrndavana.  Mahanta Balarama dasa and Candrasasi carried the Deities to Vrndavana
where they took shelter in a newly built temple at Luibajar, in Banakhandi Mahalla.

Two women devotees named Bhakta and Menaka from Nadia where staying in that temple.  Of these two, Bhakta was the aunt and Menaka, the niece.  Everyone in the area of Banakhandi called the devoted Bhakta "Piscima" (aunt). Candrasasi and Bhakta became
 close like sisters and together carried out the service to the Deity.  Hence everyone also began calling Candrasasi "Piscima Gosvamini" and her Deities were named "Pisimar Gaura Nitai."  The two brothers surrendered Themselves to the affectionate ca
re of Candrasasi. She performed all the seva of the Deities and took bath thrice daily in the Jamuna.

Once she was cooking food to be offered to the Deities when she suddenly began menstruating.  Feeling unclean and extremely depressed, Candrasasi laid down in the open temple yard.  In a state of semi-consciousness she received the divine command as
follows:  "Listen mother, we are your dotting children. Please calm down and act as any ordinary mother would do under similar circumstances.  Go take a bath and serve us food.  Henceforth you will not menstruate."  She got up, bathed and offered foo
d to the Deities and from that time she never menstruated again.

Once a woman from a respectable family of Serpur in Bagura went to Vrndavana during the festival of Jhulan and hired accommodations in the Banakhandi area.  One monsoon day, Pisima sat on the veranda of the temple, pulling the fan and counting japa.
 The light drizzle in the afternoon made Pisima doze off and in that state she saw Gaura-Nitai walk out into the yard and, although being drenched in the rain, They continued walking off somewhere.  Pisima asked where They were going, but the brother
s rushed off saying,  "Just see where we plan to go."  They went to the woman from Serpur and said: "Have you come here to sleep?  Come, wake up."  When the woman inquired who the boys were, They introduced themselves as the two sons of Pisima of Ban
akhandi.  The woman asked again what made the boys approach her and they answered, "Look as us, we are covered with slush from the rain, we feel chilly, please arrange to supply both of us with a pair of shoes."  When the woman woke up she immediatel
y began investigating and eventually found the Deities worshiped by Pisima exactly as they appeared before her in a dream.  She presented two pairs of silver shoes to the Deities.  On another occasion the Deities collected anklets from someone else.

Once the Deities gave away all their ornaments to a Vaisnava priest who was serving in the temple.  When Pisima questioned Them about this They answered, "Look here, dear mother!  This Vaisnava is utterly impoverished, yet on several occasions he fed
 us condensed milk.  We have given him the ornaments and we request you not to embarrass him for any reason."

On another occasion the two brothers commanded Pisima in a dream to take Them on Vrajaparikrama covering eighty-four krosa (168 miles).  Pisima was accompanied by two Vaisnavas named Mathuradasa and Krsnadasa.  The two Deities went around Vrajamandal
a carried in a palanquin covered with a piece of red cloth.  A few curious English soldiers tried to forcibly look inside the palanquin, but an extremely dazzling ray of light momentarily blinded them and they ran off in fear.

As Pisima grew more advanced in age she handed over the responsibility for the Deity service to the most competent Gopisvara prabhu.  One winter morning Gopisvara bathed the Deities in cold water and the Deities came down with a cold. Pisima, who was
 sitting upstairs, could understand, despite the fact that she had lost her vision, that the Deities were suffering from cold and fever.  With great pain she came down and admonished Gopisvara as follows:  "Look what a mess you have made!  See how my
 dear children are suffering and Their noses' are running.  Saying this, she put the edge of her cloth on the nose of the two Deities and requested Them to blow their nose. Immediately phlegm came out from Their nose.

Krsnadasa Babaji, the disciple of Gopisvara, was an ardent devotee of Lord Gauranga and helped Pisima considerably with her Deity service.  Once during the hour of offering bhoga, Krsnadasa was busy meditating seated at the temple door.  In his medit
ation he saw the village on the south of Visnupur where he had lived before accepting sannyasa.  There he saw two women plucking fruits from a tree at the house of Santhals named Haran and Madhu.  He also saw Gaura Nitai standing beneath the tree rel
ishing those fruits.  Krsnadasa could even hear the song the two women were singing inviting Gaura Nitai to visit their village, tempting Them with fruits. In a state of deep absorption Krsnadasa also sang along and offered Srngara to the two Deities
 with proper rituals and ingredients.  Later, when Gopisvara arrived there and heard the story, he wrote a letter to Visnupur and confirmed the report that on the same day and hour in the same village the same pastimes were celebrated involving Gaura
-Nitai in a festival of Santhals.

A chandelier with ten lamps was lit daily at the temple door.  On one full moon night, Gopisvara, not wanting to waste oil, turned the lamp out early in the evening and went out. Pisima was seated in the yard of the temple chanting the holy name.  In
side the temple room one ghee wick was burning in a brass lamp-stand weighing about seven kilos and about two and a half cubic feet long.  Gaura Nitai were extremely angry that the lamp on the veranda had been turned out.  Suddenly they heard a great
 noise.  The lamp-stand was thrown in one corner of the room and the one wick had gone out, leaving the room in darkness.  Pisima immediately called Gopisvara and rebuked him, "See, today you did not bring Gaura Nitai out on the veranda and you put o
ff the chandelier, thus the Deities became angry and threw the lamp-stand.  Now They remain in total darkness.  Please never make this mistake again."

On numerous occasions Gopisvara recovered from severe ailments, including smallpox, without taking medicine and depending completely on the mercy of Gaura Nitai.

Pisima Gosvamini was a spiritual jewel amongst women and her devotion to Lord Gauranga was without parallel.  By the grace of Mother Saci, Piscima attained vatsalya rasa.  She died at the age of one hundred and six years, while chanting the name of L
ord Gauranga seated on the veranda of the temple of Gaura Nitai.  She had previously foretold to Gopisvara the date of her death.

Gopisvara, a descendant of Lord Nityananda's family, was also a completely renounced soul.  He went on pilgrimage to all the holy places of India, lived a strictly austere life, and finally, fell in love with Nitai-Gaura and dedicated the rest of his
 life to serving Them.  Gopisvara once told Haridasa dasa that when Pisima gave him the charge of serving the Deities the two Deities were rather small in size. Gopisvara expressed his reluctance to serve such small Deities.  Pisima immediately went
into the temple room, pulled the chins of the two Deities and They at once became larger in size.

One day, long after the death of Pisima, Gopisvara felt disturbed and complained:  "This service to the Deity is of no value.  If I would have been performing bhajan all this time I would have certainly made great spiritual advancement. Thinking in t
his way he engaged another priest to take charge of the Deity service and went to Kusum Sarovara with the intention of performing bhajan there.  It was summer time and hot wind blew continuously.  On the third night he sat beneath a Bakul tree near K
usum Sarovara, feeling a little restless due to the heat, chanting the holy name.  It was past midnight and deep silence reigned all around.  Just then Gopisvara noticed a charming flame emerging from the center of Kusum Sarovara.   Soon the flame be
gan to come closer to him.  It climbed up the bank of the pond and crossing the flight of steps stood steady beneath the Bakul tree.  Then taking the shape of Nitya-Gaura the light spoke sweetly to him:  "Oh elder brother!  For the last three days we
 have been starving. Please come with us."  Gopisvara could not resist and left immediately.

Eventually he arrived at the house of a Vaisnava saint, who upon opening the door exclaimed joyfully, "Come in Gopisvara!  Good you have come, the Lords informed me in a dream that They haven't eaten for the last three days.  My brother, please rush
to Vrndavana and offer Them food."  On hearing this again Gopisvara felt annoyed and said, "I'm not going to go to Vrndavana, I shall continue to practice bhajan in the village."  The saint repeatedly coaxed him and after offering him prasada, sent G
opisvara off to Vrndavana.
It was evening by the time Gopisvara reached Datiha.  A sudden storm flooded the entire area within one or two hours. Gopisvara took shelter in the house of a Vrajavasi and thought that now he would not have to leave for Vrndavana.  However, early in
 the morning one bullock cart driver, after receiving a divine command, came in search of him.  Gopisvara had to take the cart and went to Vrndavana.

When he crossed the first gate of the temple building he got whiffs of an extremely foul smell and called the priest to inquire what was wrong.  The priest said he knew nothing as he could not enter the temple for the last three days.  Gopisvara quic
kly entered the temple and found that a dead rat was lying on top of the mosquito curtain.  He promptly cleaned the place and offered the ritual-service.  Till the final hour of his life Gopisvara continued to serve Gaura-Nitai.
 
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