Purusottama Dasa Thakura

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March 7th, 2003, Friday (Caturthi)

Appearance day of Srila Purusottama Dasa Thakura

 

 

SRILA PURUSOTTAMA DASA THAKURA

 

"The twenty-third and twenty-fourth prominent devotees of Nityananda

Prabhu were Sadasiva Kaviraja and his son Purusottama dasa, who was the

tenth gopala. Since birth, Purusottama dasa was merged in the service of the

lotus feet of Lord Nityananda Prabhu, and he was always engaged in childish

play with Lord Krsna." (CC Adi 11.38-39)

 

"Sri Sadasiva Kaviraja was extremely fortunate. His son's name was

Sri Purusottama dasa. He was never externally conscious of his material

body. Nityananda Candra enacted many pastimes from within his heart." (CB

Antya 5.741-742)

 

Purusottama Thakura had three main disciples: Sri Madhavacarya, Sri

Yadavacarya and Devakinandana dasa, who were born in Kulia brahmana

families. Madhavacarya married Nityananda Prabhu's daughter, Ganga-devi.

Devakinandana was the author of the book Vaisnava-vandane.

 

Purusottama Thakura's Sripat was previously at Sukhasagara. Now his

Deities are at Candriya Grama. This temple is called Vasu-Jahnava Pat.

Perhaps this is due to the fact that Kanai Thakura, the son of Purusottama,

was the adopted son of Sri Jahnava.

 

In Vraja-lila Purusottama Thakura was the cowherd boy Stoka Krsna,

one of the twelve Gopalas.

 

Another Purusottama, known as Nagara Purusottama or Purusottama

Pandita was the cowherd boy Dama in Vraja-lila. He was born in Navadvipa and

was extremely attached to Nityananda Prabhu, Who used to stay at his house

when He would come to Navadvipa from Puri. The very name of Nityananda used

to put him into an ecstatic trance.