mÄdhava-dÄsa-gá¹›he tathÄ Å›acÄ«ra nandana
laká¹£a-koá¹­i loka tathÄ pÄila daraÅ›ana

 mÄdhava-dÄsa-gá¹›he - at the house of MÄdhava dÄsa; tathÄ - there; Å›acÄ«ra nandana - the son of mother ÅšacÄ«; laká¹£a-koá¹­i loka - many hundreds of thousands of people; tathÄ - there; pÄila daraÅ›ana - got His audience.


Text

When the Lord stayed at the house of MÄdhava dÄsa, many hundreds of thousands of people came to see Him.

Purport

MÄdhava dÄsa is identified as follows. In the family of ÅšrÄ«kara Caá¹­á¹­opÄdhyÄya, Yudhiṣṭhira Caá¹­á¹­opÄdhyÄya took his birth. Formerly, he and his family members lived in BilvagrÄma and PÄá¹­Å«li. From there he went to KuliyÄ-pÄhÄá¸apura, formerly known as PÄá¸apura. The eldest son of Yudhiṣṭhira Caá¹­á¹­opÄdhyÄya was known as MÄdhava dÄsa, the second son was called HaridÄsa, and the youngest son was called Kṛṣṇasampatti Caá¹­á¹­opÄdhyÄya. The three brothers’ nicknames were Chakaá¸i, Tinakaá¸i and Dukaá¸i. The grandson of MÄdhava dÄsa was named Vaá¹Å›Ä«vadana, and, during the time of ÅšrÄ«la BhaktisiddhÄnta SarasvatÄ« ṬhÄkura, his grandson RÄmacandra and their descendants were still living at VÄghnÄpÄá¸Ä, or VaiñcÄ«.