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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 12.81
অনন্ত আচার্য, কবিদত্ত, মিশ্রনয়ন ।
গঙ্গামন্ত্রী, মামু ঠাকুর, কণ্ঠাভরণ ॥ ৮১ ॥
ananta ācārya, kavidatta, miśra-nayana
gaṅgāmantrī māmu ṭhākura, kaṇṭhābharaṇa
The fifth branch was Ananta Ācārya; the sixth, Kavi Datta; the seventh, Nayana Miśra; the eighth, Gaṅgāmantrī; the ninth, Māmu Ṭhākura; and the tenth, Kaṇṭhābharaṇa.
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The Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā identifies Kavi Datta as Kalakaṇṭhī, Nayana Miśra as Nitya-mañjarī, and Gaṅgāmantrī as Candrikā.
Māmu Ṭhākura’s real name was Jagannātha Cakravartī. He was the nephew of Śrī Nīlāmbara Cakravartī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s grandfather.
After the demise of Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita, Māmu Ṭhākura became the priest in charge of the Ṭoṭā-gopīnātha temple in Jagannātha Purī. Some Vaiṣṇavas consider him formerly known as Śrī Rūpa-mañjarī.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Loyalty and discernment. The narrative distinguishes fidelity to the ācārya from deviation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Kamalākānta Viśvāsa was then purified by the request of Śrī Advaita Ācārya. After describing the descendants of Advaita Ācārya, the chapter concludes by describing the followers of Gadādhara Paṇḍita Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 12
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Write down Māmu Ṭhākura’s name and the name of the temple where he served.
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