advaita-nityÄnandera parama priyatama
Å›rÄ«vÄsÄdi bhakta-gaṇera haya prÄṇa-sama

 advaita - of Advaita Ä€cÄrya; nityÄnandera - of Lord NityÄnanda Prabhu; parama - very; priya-tama - dear; Å›rÄ«vÄsa-Ädi - beginning with ÅšrÄ«vÄsa; bhakta-gaṇera - of the devotees; haya - is; prÄṇa-sama - exactly like the life and soul.


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ÅšrÄ« SvarÅ«pa DÄmodara was very dear to Advaita Ä€cÄrya and NityÄnanda Prabhu, and he was the life and soul of all the devotees, headed by ÅšrÄ«vÄsa ṬhÄkura.

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