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  Chaitanya-charitamrita, Adi Lila 10.40 Translation and purport by Srila A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad    sri-mukunda-datta sakha—prabhura samadhyayi  yanhara kirtane nache chaitanya-gosai TRANSLATION Mukunda Datta, a class friend of Lord Chaitanya's, was another branch of the Chaitanya tree. Lord Chaitanya danced while he sang. PURPORT Sri Mukunda Datta was born in the Chattagrama district, in the village of Chanhara, which is under the jurisdiction of the police station named Patiya. This village is situated ten krosas, or about twenty miles, from the home of Pundarik Vidyanidhi. In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (140) it is said:     vraje sthitau gayakau yau     madhukantha-madhuvratau     mukunda-vasudevau tau     dattau gauranga-gayakau "In Vraja there were two very nice singers named Madhukantha and Madhuvrata. They appeared in Chaitanya-lila as Mukunda and Vasudev Datta, who were singers in the society of Lord Chaitan...

  🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆🔆 The reservoir of all trancendental mellows, Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who is Krishna himself with the mood and lustre of Shrimati Radhika, and who mercifully distributed the Holy Names of the Lord for the deliverance of the fallen souls in this age of kali, can be attained only with the special mercy and permission of Shri Nityananda Prabhu, who is Adi Guru tattva and the only hope for living entities afflicted by the moods of material nature. The most wonderous story of Panihati chida dahi festival, which is celebrated on the trayodashi in the month of Jyeshtha comamorating this pastime of Nityananda Prabhu, took place in the village named Panihati, not far from Kolakata, when Nitai blessed Raghunath das goswami and ordered him to arrange for this festival, which was pleasing to the hearts of all the devotees. Once, when the bestower of love of God, Nityananda Prabhu, came to the village of Panihati, Shrila Raghunath da...