vÄsudeva datta — prabhura bhá¹›tya mahÄÅ›aya
sahasra-mukhe yÄá¹…ra guṇa kahile nÄ haya
vÄsudeva datta - VÄsudeva Datta; prabhura - of Lord ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu; bhá¹›tya - servant; mahÄÅ›aya - great personality; sahasra-mukhe - with thousands of mouths; yÄá¹…ra - whose; guṇa - qualities; kahile - describing; nÄ - never; haya - becomes fulfilled.
VÄsudeva Datta, the nineteenth branch of the ÅšrÄ« Caitanya tree, was a great personality and a most confidential devotee of the Lord. One could not describe his qualities even with thousands of mouths.
VÄsudeva Datta, the brother of Mukunda Datta, was also a resident of Caá¹á¹agrÄma. In the Caitanya-bhÄgavata it is said, yÄá¹…ra sthÄne kṛṣṇa haya Äpane vikraya: VÄsudeva Datta was such a powerful devotee that Kṛṣṇa was purchased by him. VÄsudeva Datta stayed at ÅšrÄ«vÄsa Paṇá¸ita’s house, and in the Caitanya-bhÄgavata it is described that Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu was so pleased with VÄsudeva Datta and so affectionate toward him that He used to say, “I am only VÄsudeva Datta’s man. My body is only meant to please VÄsudeva Datta, and he can sell Me anywhere.†Thrice He vowed that this was a fact and that no one should disbelieve these statements. “All My dear devotees,†He said, “I tell you the truth. My body is especially meant for VÄsudeva Datta.†VÄsudeva Datta initiated ÅšrÄ« Yadunandana Ä€cÄrya, the spiritual master of RaghunÄtha dÄsa, who later became RaghunÄtha dÄsa GosvÄmÄ«. This will be found in the Caitanya-caritÄmá¹›ta, Antya-lÄ«lÄ, sixth chapter, verse 161. VÄsudeva Datta spent money very liberally; therefore Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu asked ÅšivÄnanda Sena to become his sarakhela, or secretary, in order to control his extravagant expenses. VÄsudeva Datta was so kind to the living entities that he wanted to take all their sinful reactions so that they might be delivered by ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu. This is described in the fifteenth chapter of the Caitanya-caritÄmá¹›ta’s Madhya-lÄ«lÄ, verses 159 through 180.
ÅšrÄ«la BhaktisiddhÄnta SarasvatÄ« ṬhÄkura writes in his AnubhÄá¹£ya, “There is a railway station named PÅ«rvasthalÄ« near the NavadvÄ«pa railway station, and about one mile away, in a village known as MÄmagÄchi, which is the birthplace of Vá¹›ndÄvana dÄsa ṬhÄkura, there is presently a temple of Madana-gopÄla that was established by VÄsudeva Datta.†The Gauá¸Ä«ya Maá¹ha devotees have now taken charge of this temple, and the sevÄ-pÅ«jÄ is going on very nicely. Every year all the pilgrims on the navadvÄ«pa-parikramÄ visit MÄmagÄchi. Since ÅšrÄ« BhaktisiddhÄnta SarasvatÄ« ṬhÄkura inaugurated the navadvÄ«pa-parikramÄ function, the temple has been very well managed.
