nityÄnanda prabhura priya — paṇá¸ita purandara
premÄrṇava-madhye phire yaichana mandara
nityÄnanda - Lord NityÄnanda Prabhu; prabhura - of the Lord; priya - very dear; paṇá¸ita purandara - Paṇá¸ita Purandara; prema-arṇava-madhye - in the ocean of love of Godhead; phire - moved; yaichana - exactly like; mandara - the Mandara Hill.
The thirteenth important devotee of ÅšrÄ« NityÄnanda Prabhu was Paṇá¸ita Purandara, who moved in the ocean of love of Godhead just like the Mandara Hill.
Paṇá¸ita Purandara met ÅšrÄ« NityÄnanda Prabhu at Khaá¸adaha. When NityÄnanda Prabhu visited this village, He danced very uncommonly, and His dancing captivated Purandara Paṇá¸ita. The paṇá¸ita was in the top of a tree, and upon seeing the dancing of NityÄnanda he jumped down on the ground and proclaimed himself to be Aá¹…gada, one of the devotees in the camp of HanumÄn during the pastimes of Lord RÄmacandra.
