viṣṇudÄsa, nandana, gaá¹…gÄdÄsa — tina bhÄi
pÅ«rve yÄá¹…ra ghare chilÄ á¹hÄkura nitÄi
viṣṇudÄsa - ViṣṇudÄsa; nandana - Nandana; gaá¹…gÄdÄsa - Gaá¹…gÄdÄsa; tina bhÄi - three brothers; pÅ«rve - previously; yÄá¹…ra - whose; ghare - in the house; chilÄ - stayed; á¹hÄkura nitÄi - NityÄnanda Prabhu.
Another important devotee of Lord NityÄnanda Prabhu was ViṣṇudÄsa, who had two brothers, Nandana and Gaá¹…gÄdÄsa. Lord NityÄnanda Prabhu sometimes stayed at their house.
The three brothers ViṣṇudÄsa, Nandana and Gaá¹…gÄdÄsa were residents of NavadvÄ«pa and belonged to the Bhaá¹á¹ÄcÄrya brÄhmaṇa family. Both ViṣṇudÄsa and Gaá¹…gÄdÄsa stayed for some time with ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu at JagannÄtha PurÄ«, and the Caitanya-bhÄgavata states that formerly NityÄnanda Prabhu stayed at their house.
