caitanya-pÄrá¹£ada — Å›rÄ«-ÄcÄrya purandara
pitÄ kari' yÄá¹…re bale gaurÄá¹…ga-sundara
caitanya-pÄrá¹£ada - associate of Lord Caitanya; Å›rÄ«-ÄcÄrya purandara - ÅšrÄ« Ä€cÄrya Purandara; pitÄ - father; kari' - taking him; yÄá¹…re - whom; bale - says; gaurÄá¹…ga-sundara - Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu.
ÅšrÄ« Ä€cÄrya Purandara, the ninth branch, was a constant associate of Lord Caitanya’s. The Lord accepted him as His father.
It is described in the Caitanya-bhÄgavata that whenever Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu visited the house of RÄghava Paṇá¸ita, He also visited Purandara Ä€cÄrya immediately upon receiving an invitation. Purandara Ä€cÄrya is to be considered most fortunate because the Lord used to greet him by addressing him as His father and embracing him in great love.
