Verse 1.9.170

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.9.170:

ঈশ্বর-পুরী-ব্রহ্মানন্দ-পুরী-আদি যত সর্ব শিষ্য হৈলেন নিত্যানন্দে রত ॥ ১৭০ ॥

ईश्वर-पुरी-ब्रह्मानन्द-पुरी-आदि यत सर्व शिष्य हैलेन नित्यानन्दे रत ॥ १७० ॥

īśvara-purī-brahmānanda-purī-ādi yata sarva śiṣya hailena nityānande rata || 170 ||

isvara-puri-brahmananda-puri-adi yata sarva sisya hailena nityanande rata (170)

English translation:

(170) Īśvara Purī, Brahmānanda Purī, and the other disciples of Mādhavendra Purī all felt great attachment for Lord Nityānanda.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

Śrī Īśvara Purī was born in a brāhmaṇa family of Kumārahaṭṭa (near the Halisahara Station on the E.B. Railway Line) and was a beloved disciple of Śrī Mādhavendra Purī. The Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Antya 8.28-30) describes how Śrīman Mādhavendra, being pleased by his service, benedicted him in the following words: “May you obtain the wealth of love for Kṛṣṇa.” Prior to enacting the pastime of initiating Mahāprabhu with the ten syllable mantra at Gayā, Śrī Īśvara Purī came to Navadvīpa and resided at the house of Gopīnātha Ācārya for one month. At that time he had discussions with Advaita Prabhu and Mahāprabhu in which he recited to Them his book, Śrī Kṛṣṇa-līlāmṛta (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi- līlā, Chapter 11). When Śrīman Mahāprabhu visited Kumārahaṭṭa to see the birthplace of Śrīpāda Īśvara Purī, He took some dirt from that place and bound it in His outer garment in order to teach the living entities how to respect one’s spiritual master (Cc. Ādi 17.101). Even today every Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava who visits the place of Śrī Īśvara Purī carries some dirt back with him. Śrī Mādhavendra Purī was the first fructified seed of the desire tree of devotional service, and Śrī Īśvara Purī is the nourishment of that fructified seed (Cc. Ādi 9.11). The two brahmacārīs, Govinda and Kāśīśvara, were disciples of Śrī Īśvara Purīpāda. After his disappearance, these two brahmacārīs went to Nīlācala on his order to serve Mahāprabhu (Cc. Ādi 10.138-139 and Madhya 10.131-134). He received Mahāprabhu’s mercy on the pretext of giving Him mantra initiation in Gayā (Cc. Ādi 17.8).

Śrī Brahmānanda Purī was a disciple of Śrīman Mādhavendra Purī; in other words, he was one of the nine Nidhis or roots of the desire tree of devotional service (Cc. Ādi 9.13). He was a participant in Śrī

Mahāprabhu’s saṅkīrtana pastimes in Navadvīpa. He also took part in Mahāprabhu’s pastimes in Nīlācala.