20210303 Svarūpa Dāmodara Joins Lord Caitanya in Jagannātha Purī

Srī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Book Compilation By His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja 03rd March 2021 in Śrīdhāma Māyāpur, India

mūkaṁ karoti vācālaṁ paṅguṁ laṅghayate girim
yat-kṛpā tam ahaṁ vande śrī-guruṁ dīna-tāraṇam
paramānandaṁ mādhavaṁ śrī caitanya iśvaram
Hariḥ oṁ tat sat!

Compilation of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya book, today’s chapter entitled:

Svarūpa Dāmodara Joins Lord Caitanya in Jagannātha Purī,
Under the Section The Lord’s return to Jagannātha Purī

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 8.40: A Voice from Behind the Scenes: On the order of the Lord, who is the most learned in rasas, he has assumed this form of a sannyāsī to become the teacher of transcendental rasas. Because he is not different from the Lord in his feelings of love for Kṛṣṇa, he is called Dāmodara-Svarūpa (the form of Lord Kṛṣṇa) in this world.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 8.41: Sārvabhauma: Ah! The entire world is naturally attracted to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Even when they cannot see Him, everyone sings His glories.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 8.42: Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya: (listening) Ah! I hear the name “Dāmodara-Svarūpa” and I see someone coming towards Me.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 8.43: Sārvabhauma: O Lord, when You descend to this world Your eternal associates also descend, some preceding and some following You. This time they have also descended to this world. They are like many streams and rivers entering the ocean.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 8.44: (Dāmodara Svarūpa enters). Dāmodara Svarūpa: (looking up to the sky) “O ocean of mercy, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu! Let there be an awakening of Your auspicious mercy, which easily drives away all kinds of material lamentation by making everything pure and blissful. Indeed, Your mercy awakens transcendental bliss and covers all material pleasures. By Your auspicious mercy, quarrels and disagreements arising among different scriptures are vanquished. Your auspicious mercy pours forth transcendental mellows and thus causes the heart to jubilate. Your mercy, which is full of joy, always stimulates devotional service and glorifies conjugal love of God. May transcendental bliss be awakened within my heart by Your causeless mercy.”

(He approaches).

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 8.45: Gopīnāthācārya: (looking ahead, he says to himself) I have heard of this person named Dāmodara Svarūpa. He is very renounced and learned, and he is a devotee of the Lord. He is a disciple of Caitanyānanda. Even though his guru repeatedly ordered him to study Vedānta-śūtra and teach Vedānta to his disciples, Dāmodara Svarūpa would not do it.

Just for the sake of his natural detachment, he only took up the fourth stage of āśrama (sannyāsa). Still, he considers the even though he accepted the dress of a sannyāsī, out of attraction for the pollen of lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, he considers the sannyāsa-veśa to be very insignificant. I will tell the Lord. (He approaches). Lord, the learned scholar Dāmodara Svarūpa is here.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 8.46: Bhagavān Where is he? Where is he? (He eagerly approaches).

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 8.47: (Svarūpa Dāmodara approaches and bows down before His feet. Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya lifts him up and embraces him with both arms).

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.102

śrī-dāmodara-svarūpera āgamana o vaiśiṣṭya:—
āra dine āilā svarūpa dāmodara
prabhura atyanta marmī, rasera sāgara

Translation: Svarūpa Dāmodara also arrived the next day. He was a very intimate friend of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s, and he was an ocean of transcendental mellows.

Purport: “Svarūpa” is one of the names of a brahmacārī in Śaṅkarācārya’s disciplic succession. In the Vedic discipline there are ten names for sannyāsīs, and it is customary for a brahmacārī assisting a sannyāsī of the designation Tīrtha or Āśrama to receive the title Svarūpa. Dāmodara Svarūpa was formerly a resident of Navadvīpa, and his name was Puruṣottama Ācārya. When he went to Vārāṇasī, he took sannyāsa from a sannyāsī designated Tīrtha. Although he received the title Svarūpa in his brahmacārī stage, he did not change his name when he took sannyāsa. Actually as a sannyāsī he should have been called Tīrtha, but he chose to retain his original brahmacārī title of Svarūpa.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, today is the disappearance day of Purushottama Ṭhākura.

Caitanya-Bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa 3.179

kichukāla madhye dāmodara-svarūpera āgamana—
dāmodara-svarūpa mililā kata dine
rātri-dine yāhāra vihāra prabhu-sane

Jayapatākā Swami: After some days Dāmodara Svarūpa met Lord Caitanya and night and day his heart was with Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Caitanya-Bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa 3.180

saṅgīta-samrāṭa-dāmodara—
dāmodara-svarūpa saṅgīta-rasa-maya
yāra dhvani śunile prabhura nṛtya haya

Jayapatākā Swami: Svarūpa Dāmodara was very expert in singing the rasa-kīrtana. On hearing his voice, Lord Caitanya would begin dancing.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.103

tāhāra pūrvāśrama-paricaya:—
‘puruṣottama ācārya’ tāṅra nāma pūrvāśrame
navadvīpe chilā teṅha prabhura caraṇe

Translation: When Svarūpa Dāmodara was residing at Navadvīpa under the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, his name was Puruṣottama Ācārya.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.104

prabhura sannyāsa dekhi’ unmatta hañā
sannyasa grahaṇa kaila vārāṇasī giyā

Translation: After seeing that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the renounced order, Puruṣottama Ācārya became like a madman and immediately went to Vārāṇasī to take sannyāsa.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.105

sannyāsa-gurura ādeśa:—
‘caitanyānanda’ guru tāṅra ājñā dilena tāṅre
vedānta paḍiyā paḍāo samasta lokere

Translation: At the conclusion of his sannyāsa, his spiritual master, Caitanyānanda Bhāratī, ordered him, “Read the Vedānta-sūtra and teach it to all others.”

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.106

śrī-dāmodara-svarūpera caritra:—
parama virakta teṅha parama paṇḍita
kāya-mane āśriyāche śrī-kṛṣṇa-carita

Translation: Svarūpa Dāmodara was a great renunciant as well as a great learned scholar. With heart and soul he took shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, following the example of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he took the āśrama of sannyāsa so that he could fully dedicate himself in Kṛṣṇa’s service.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.107

kṛṣṇa-bhajana-janyai tāṅhāra sannyāsa-grahaṇa:—
‘niścinte kṛṣṇa bhajiba’ ei ta’ kāraṇe
unmāde karila teṅha sannyāsa grahaṇe

Translation: He was very enthusiastic to worship Śrī Kṛṣṇa without disturbance, and therefore, almost in madness, he accepted the sannyāsa order.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.108

‘svarūpa’ nāmakaraṇa:—
sannyāsa karilā śikhā-sūtra-tyāga-rūpa
yoga-paṭṭa nā nila, nāma haila ’svarūpa’

Translation: Upon accepting sannyāsa, Puruṣottama Ācārya followed the regulative principles by giving up his tuft of hair and sacred thread, but he did not accept the saffron-colored dress. Also, he did not accept a sannyāsī title but remained as a naiṣṭhika-brahmacārī.

Purport: There are regulative principles governing the renounced order. One has to perform eight kinds of śrāddha. One must offer oblations to one’s forefathers and perform the sacrifice of virajā-homa. Then one must cut off the tuft of hair called a śikhā and also give up the sacred thread. These are preliminary processes in the acceptance of sannyāsa, and Svarūpa Dāmodara accepted all these. However, Puruṣottama Ācārya did not accept the saffron color, a sannyāsī name or a daṇḍa, and for this reason he retained his brahmacārī name. Actually Puruṣottama Ācārya did not accept the sannyāsa order formally, but he renounced worldly life. He did not want to be disturbed by the formality of the sannyāsa order. He simply wanted to worship Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa without disturbance; therefore with heart and soul he took up the renounced order but not the formalities accompanying it. Renunciation means not doing anything but serving the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa. When one acts on this platform, trying to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one is both a sannyāsī and a yogī. This is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gītā (6.1):

“The Supreme Personality of Godhead said ‘One who is unattached to the fruits of his work and who works as he is obligated is in the renounced order of life, and he is the true mystic, not he who lights no fire and performs no work.”

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Svarupa Damodara was following the principle of renunciation without following all the rituals.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.109

purīte āgamana:—
guru-ṭhāñi ājñā māgi’ āilā nīlācale
rātri-dine kṛṣṇa-prema-ānanda-vihvale

Translation: After taking permission from his sannyāsa-guru, Svarūpa Dāmodara went to Nīlācala and accepted the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Then all day and night, in ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa, he enjoyed transcendental mellows in the loving service of the Lord.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.110

svarūpera ācaraṇa; nirjjane avasthāna:—
pāṇḍityera avadhi, vākya nāhi kāro sane
nirjane rahaye, loka saba nāhi jāne

Translation: Svarūpa Dāmodara was the limit of all learned scholarship, but he did not exchange words with anyone. He simply remained in a solitary place, and no one could understand where he was.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.111

prabhura dvitīya vigraha:—
kṛṣṇa-rasa-tattva-vettā, deha-prema-rūpa
sākṣāt mahāprabhura dvitīya svarūpa

Translation: Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara was the personification of ecstatic love, fully cognizant of the transcendental mellows in relationship with Kṛṣṇa. He directly represented Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as His second expansion.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.112

dāmodara-svarūpai bhaktirasa-siddhāntera ekamātra parīkṣaka:—
grantha, śloka, gīta keha prabhu-pāśe āne
svarūpa parīkṣā kaile, pāche prabhu śune

Translation: If someone wrote a book or composed verses and songs and wanted to recite them before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Svarūpa Dāmodara would first examine them and then correctly present them. Only then would Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu agree to listen.

Jayapatākā Swami: Since one can compose a song or book, which may have some parts of that rasābhāsa, which have conflicting mellows which are not acceptable. So, these would cause Lord Caitanya great pain. To avoid that Svarūpa Dāmodara would hear the work first, and then if he approved, it would be recited to Lord Caitanya. If he did not approve, he would tell the author what was wrong with it and then he would not tell that to Lord Caitanya.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.113

prabhura apriya viṣaya:—
bhakti-siddhānta-viruddha, āra rasābhāsa
śunite nā haya prabhura cittera ullāsa

Translation: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was never pleased to hear books or verses opposed to the conclusive statements of devotional service. The Lord did not like hearing rasābhāsa, the overlapping of transcendental mellows.

Purport: Bhakti-siddhānta-viruddha refers to that which is against the principle of unity in diversity, philosophically known as acintya-bhedābheda — simultaneous oneness and difference — whereas rasābhāsa is something that may appear to be a transcendental mellow but actually is not. Those who are pure Vaiṣṇavas should avoid both these things opposed to devotional service. These misconceptions practically parallel the Māyāvāda philosophy. If one indulges in Māyāvāda philosophy, he gradually falls down from the platform of devotional service. By overlapping mellows (rasābhāsa) one eventually becomes a prākṛta-sahajiyā and takes everything to be very easy. One may also become a member of the bāula community and gradually become attracted to material activities. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has therefore advised us to avoid bhakti-siddhānta-viruddha and rasābhāsa. In this way the devotee can remain pure and free from falldowns. Everyone should try to remain aloof from bhakti-siddhānta-viruddha and rasābhāsa.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, today is the appearance day of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, He was against bhakti-siddhānta-viruddha and his preaching was strictly following the principles of bhakti and to avoid all the rasābhāsa and bhakti-siddhānta-viruddha. So, his followers in disciplic succession are also very careful to avoid any kind of degradation from the bhakti-siddhānta-viruddha topics.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.114

dāmodara-svarūpera parīkṣāya uttīrṇa viṣayei prabhura prīti:—
ataeva svarūpa āge kare parīkṣaṇa
śuddha haya yadi, prabhure karā’na śravaṇa

Translation: It was the practice of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī to examine all literatures to find out whether their conclusions were correct. Only then would he allow them to be heard by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Purport: Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura says that if something impedes the execution of devotional service, it should be understood to be impure. Pure devotees of the Lord do not accept impure principles. Impure devotees accept rasābhāsa, or overlapping, contradictory mellows, and other principles opposed to the bhakti path. The followers of such impure principles are never accepted as pure devotees. There are many parties following the path of rasābhāsa, and the followers are sometimes adored by ordinary men. Those who adopt the conclusions of rasābhāsa and bhakti-siddhānta-viruddha are never accepted as devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī never approved such followers as Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas, nor did he allow them even to meet the Supreme Lord, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.115

caṇḍīdāsa, vidyāpati o jayadevera pada gāna kariyā prabhura prītyutpādana
vidyāpati, caṇḍīdāsa, śrī-gīta-govinda
ei tina gīte karā’na prabhura ānanda

Translation: Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara used to read the poems of Vidyāpati and Caṇḍīdāsa and Jayadeva Gosvāmī’s Śrī Gīta-govinda. He used to make Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu very happy by singing these songs.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, these three works were helping the development of bhakti or devotional service. So these were sung by Svarūpa Dāmodara and gave great happiness to Lord Caitanya.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.116

dāmodara-svarūpera guṇa:—
saṅgīte-gandharva-sama, śāstre bṛhaspati
dāmodara-sama āra nāhi mahā-mati

Translation: Svarūpa Dāmodara was as expert a musician as the Gandharvas, and in scriptural discussion he was just like Bṛhaspati, the priest of the heavenly gods. Therefore it is to be concluded that there was no great personality quite like Svarūpa Dāmodara.

Purport: Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī was very expert in music as well as the Vedic scriptures. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu used to call him Dāmodara because of his expert singing and musical skills. The name Dāmodara was given by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and added to the name given by his sannyāsa-guru. He was therefore known as Svarūpa Dāmodara, or Dāmodara Svarūpa. He compiled a book of music named Saṅgīta-dāmodara.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.117

sakala bhakterai priyapātra:—
advaita-nityānandera parama priyatama
śrīvāsādi bhakta-gaṇera haya prāṇa-sama

Translation: Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara was very dear to Advaita Ācārya and Nityānanda Prabhu, and he was the life and soul of all the devotees, headed by Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, he was very dear to all the Vaiṣṇavas and he was dear to Lord Caitanya Nityānanda and Advaita. So his arrival at Nīlācala to assist Lord Caitanya was very auspicious.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.118

mahāprabhura dayāra vaiśiṣṭya varṇanamukhe dāmodarera praṇāma-śloka:—
sei dāmodara āsi’ daṇḍavat hailā
caraṇe paḍiyā śloka paḍite lāgilā

Translation: When Svarūpa Dāmodara came to Jagannātha Purī, he fell flat before the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, offering Him obeisances and reciting a verse.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.119

Śrī-caitanya-candrodaya-nāṭaka (8.14)—

heloddhūnita-khedayā viśadayā pronmīlad-āmodayā
śāmyac-chāstra-vivādayā rasa-dayā cittārpitonmādayā śaśvad-bhakti-vinodayā sa-madayā mādhurya-maryādayā
śrī-caitanya dayā-nidhe tava dayā bhūyād amandodayā

Translation: “O ocean of mercy, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu! Let there be an awakening of Your auspicious mercy, which easily drives away all kinds of material lamentation by making everything pure and blissful. Indeed, Your mercy awakens transcendental bliss and covers all material pleasures. By Your auspicious mercy, quarrels and disagreements arising among different scriptures are vanquished. Your auspicious mercy pours forth transcendental mellows and thus causes the heart to jubilate. Your mercy, which is full of joy, always stimulates devotional service and glorifies conjugal love of God. May transcendental bliss be awakened within my heart by Your causeless mercy.”

Purport: This important verse (Śrī Caitanya-candrodaya-nāṭaka 8.10) specifically describes the Lord’s causeless mercy. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura explains that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is the most magnanimous Personality of Godhead, distributes His causeless mercy in three ways to the conditioned soul. Every living entity is morose in the material world because he is always in want. He undergoes a great struggle for existence and tries to minimize his miserable condition by squeezing the utmost pleasure out of this world. But the living entity is never successful in this endeavor. While in a miserable condition, a person sometimes seeks the favor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but this is very difficult for materialistic people to obtain. However, when one becomes Kṛṣṇa conscious by the grace of the Lord, the fragrance of the lotus feet of the Lord expands, and in this way a materialist may gain freedom from his miseries. Actually his mind is cleansed by his transcendental connection with the lotus feet of the Lord. At such a time one is enlightened by the loving service of the Lord.

There are many different kinds of scriptures, and by reading them one often becomes puzzled. But when one receives the mercy of the Lord, his confusion is mitigated. Not only are scriptural disparities resolved, but a kind of transcendental bliss is awakened, and in this way one is fully satisfied. The transcendental loving service of the Lord constantly engages the conditioned soul in serving the Lord’s lotus feet. Through such fortunate engagement, one’s transcendental love for Kṛṣṇa is increased. One’s position is thus completely purified, and one is filled with transcendental bliss accompanied by the spirit soul’s jubilation.

Thus the transcendental causeless mercy of Lord Kṛṣṇa is manifested in the heart of the devotee. At such a time, material needs no longer exist. The lamentation that invariably accompanies material desires also vanishes. By the grace of the Lord one is elevated to the transcendental position, and then the transcendental mellows of the spiritual world are manifested in him. One’s devotional service then becomes firm, and one engages in the Lord’s transcendental loving service with great determination. All these combine to fully awaken the devotee’s heart with love of Kṛṣṇa.

In the beginning, a conditioned soul is bereft of Kṛṣṇa consciousness and is always morose in his material activities. Later, by associating with a pure devotee, one becomes inquisitive to know the Absolute Truth. In this way one begins to engage in the transcendental service of the Lord. Next, by the Lord’s grace all misconceptions are vanquished and the heart is cleansed of all material dirt. It is only then that the pleasure of transcendental bliss is awakened. By the Lord’s mercy one is completely convinced of the value of devotional service. When one can see the pastimes of the Lord everywhere, he is firmly situated in transcendental bliss. Such a devotee is relieved of all kinds of material desires, and he preaches the glories of the Lord all over the world. These Kṛṣṇa conscious activities separate him from material activities and the desire for liberation, because at every step the devotee feels himself connected with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although such a devotee may sometimes be involved in household life, he is untouched by material existence due to his constant engagement in devotional service. Thus, everyone is advised to take shelter of devotional service to become happy and liberated.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, we see Lord Caitanya’s prediction that in every town and village of the world people will chant His holy names and then they will become very blissful, because this is the special mercy of Lord Caitanya. How the whole world can be engaged in pure devotional service and how whether one is a gṛhastha or renunciant by chanting the holy names they become transcendentally situated.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.120

paraspara sparśe prabhu o dāmodara-svarūpa, ubhayera prema:—
uṭhāñā mahāprabhu kaila āliṅgana
dui-jane premāveśe haila acetana

Translation: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu raised Svarūpa Dāmodara to his feet and embraced him. They both became ecstatic in love and fell unconscious.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.121

sthira haiyā gāḍha-prītibhare prabhura dāmodara-svarūpake abhinandana:—
kata-kṣaṇe dui jane sthira yabe hailā
tabe mahāprabhu tāṅre kahite lāgilā

Translation: After they had regained their patience, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began to speak.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.122

tumi ye āsibe, āji svapnete dekhila
bhāla haila, andha yena dui netra pāila

Translation: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “I saw in a dream that you were coming, and so this is very auspicious. I have been like a blind man, but your coming here restores My vision.”

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Lord Caitanya appreciated coming of Svarūpa Dāmodara to no end. So He expressed his great joy in receiving Svarūpa Dāmodara.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.123

svarūpera dainyokti:—
svarūpa kahe,-prabhu, mora kṣama’ aparādha
tomā chāḍi’ anyatra genu, karinu pramāda

Translation: Svarūpa said, “My dear Lord, please excuse my offense. I gave up Your company to go elsewhere, and that was my great mistake.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.124

tomāra caraṇe mora nāhi prema-leśa
tomā chāḍi’ pāpī muñi genu anya deśa

Translation: “My dear Lord, I do not possess even a trace of love for Your lotus feet. If I did, how could I have gone to another country? I am therefore a most sinful man.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.125

muñi tomā chāḍila, tumi more nā chāḍilā
kṛpā-pāśa gale bāndhi’ caraṇe ānilā

Translation: “I gave up Your company, but You did not give me up. By Your rope of mercy You have bound me by the neck and brought me back again to Your lotus feet.”

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.126

nitāike praṇāma o nitāira āliṅgana:—
tabe svarūpa kaila nitāira caraṇa vandana
nityānanda-prabhu kaila prema-āliṅgana

Translation: Svarūpa Dāmodara then worshiped the lotus feet of Nityānanda Prabhu, and Nityānanda Prabhu in turn embraced him in the ecstasy of love.

Jayapatākā Swami: After offering his prayers to Lord Caitanya, he also offered his obeisances to Lord Nityānanda.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.127

anyānya sakalabhakta-saha milana:—
jagadānanda, mukunda, śaṅkara, sārvabhauma
sabā-saṅge yathā-yogya karila milana

Translation: After worshiping Nityānanda Prabhu, Svarūpa Dāmodara met Jagadānanda, Mukunda, Śaṅkara and Sārvabhauma, as was befitting.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.128

paramānanda-purīke vandanā:—
paramānanda purīra kaila caraṇa vandana
purī-gosāñi tāṅre kaila prema-āliṅgana

Translation: Svarūpa Dāmodara also offered his worshipful prayers at the lotus feet of Paramānanda Purī, who, in return, embraced him in ecstatic love.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 10.129

yogya vāsasthāna o janaika kiṅkara-prāpti:—
mahāprabhu dila tāṅre nibhṛte vāsā-ghara
jalādi-paricaryā lāgi’ dila eka kiṅkara

Translation: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then gave Svarūpa Dāmodara residence in a solitary place and ordered a servant to serve him with a supply of water and other necessities.

Caitanya-Bhāgavata Antya-khaṇḍa 3.181

svarūpa-dāmodara o paramānanda-purī prabhura antya-līlāra sahacara—
dāmodara-svarūpa paramānanda-purī
śeṣa-khaṇḍa ei dui saṅge adhikārī

Jayapatākā Swami: Dāmodara Svarūpa and Paramānanda Purī were participating with Lord Caitanya in the last part of His pastimes in Jagannātha Purī.

Purport by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhāta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura: Śrī Puruṣottama Bhaṭṭācārya, who later became known as Svarūpa Dāmodara, and Śrī Paramānanda Purī, who was a disciple of Śrī Mādhavendra Purī, attained the constant association of Śrī Gaurasundara. They became principal associates of the Lord because Mahāprabhu stayed with them day and night and heard songs in glorification of Śrī Rādhā-Govinda from the mouth of Svarūpa Dāmodara.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, we see how the associates came to Jagannātha Purī to associate with Lord Caitanya and help Him in relishing the mellows of pure love of Kṛṣṇa.

Thus ends the chapter entitled, Svarūpa Dāmodara Joins Lord Caitanya in Jagannātha Purī,Under the Section Lord's returning to Jagannātha Purī.