pradyumna-miÅ›ra iá¹…ha vaiṣṇava pradhÄna
jagannÄthera mahÄ-soyÄra iá¹…ha 'dÄsa' nÄma

 pradyumna-miÅ›ra - Pradyumna MiÅ›ra; iá¹…ha - this person; vaiṣṇava pradhÄna - chief of all the Vaiṣṇavas; jagannÄthera - of Lord JagannÄtha; mahÄ-soyÄra - great servitor; iá¹…ha - this; dÄsa nÄma - designated as DÄsa.


Text

“This is Pradyumna MiÅ›ra, who is chief of all Vaiṣṇavas. He is a great servitor of JagannÄtha, and his name is DÄsa.

Purport

In Orissa most of the brÄhmaṇas have the title DÄsa. Generally it is understood that the word dÄsa refers to those other than the brÄhmaṇas, but in Orissa the brÄhmaṇas use the DÄsa title. This is confirmed by Culli Bhaá¹­á¹­a. Actually, everyone is dÄsa because everyone is a servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In that sense, the bona fide brÄhmaṇa has first claim to the appellation dÄsa. Therefore in this case the designation dÄsa is not incompatible.