nadÄ«yÄ-nivÄsÄ«, viÅ›Äradera jÄmÄtÄ
mahÄprabhura bhakta teá¹…ho prabhu-tattva-jñÄtÄ

 nadÄ«yÄ-nivÄsÄ« - an inhabitant of Nadia; viÅ›Äradera - of ViÅ›Ärada; jÄmÄtÄ - the son-in-law; mahÄprabhura bhakta - a devotee of Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu; teá¹…ho - he; prabhu-tattva-jñÄtÄ - a knower of the true identity of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu.


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GopÄ«nÄtha Ä€cÄrya was a resident of Nadia, the son-in-law of ViÅ›Ärada and a devotee of Caitanya MahÄprabhu. He knew the true identity of His Lordship.

Purport

MaheÅ›vara ViÅ›Ärada was a classmate of NÄ«lÄmbara Cakravartī’s. He lived in the Nadia, district in a village called VidyÄnagara, and had two sons named MadhusÅ«dana VÄcaspati and VÄsudeva SÄrvabhauma. His son-in-law was GopÄ«nÄtha Ä€cÄrya.