baḍa haridāsa, āra choṭa haridāsa
dui kīrtanīyā rahe mahāprabhura pāśa

 baḍa haridāsa - Baḍa Haridāsa; āra - and; choṭa haridāsa - Choṭa Haridāsa; dui kīrtanīyā - both of them were good singers; rahe - stay; mahā-prabhura - Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu; pāśa - with.


Text

Baḍa Haridāsa and Choṭa Haridāsa, the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth devotees in Nīlācala, were good singers who always accompanied Lord Caitanya.

Purport

Choṭa Haridāsa was later banished from the company of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, as stated in the Antya-līlā, chapter two.