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    Purusottama Thakura was the son of Sadasiva Kaviraja and was fully dedicated to serving Lord Nityananda from a young age. He had three main disciples from brahmana families, including Madhavacarya who later married Nityananda's daughter. Purusottama Thakura's Deities were originally situated in different temples that were destroyed, and are now located in Candriya Gram. His son Kanu Thakura became very dear to Nityananda Prabhu and spent time serving in Vrindavana under Jahnava Mata.

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    Purusottama Thakura was the son of Sadasiva Kaviraja and was fully dedicated to serving Lord Nityananda from a young age. He had three main disciples from brahmana families, including Madhavacarya who later married Nityananda's daughter. Purusottama Thakura's Deities were originally situated in different temples that were destroyed, and are now located in Candriya Gram. His son Kanu Thakura became very dear to Nityananda Prabhu and spent time serving in Vrindavana under Jahnava Mata.

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    Purusottama Thakura was the son of Sadasiva Kaviraja and was fully dedicated to serving Lord Nityananda from a young age. He had three main disciples from brahmana families, including Madhavacarya who later married Nityananda's daughter. Purusottama Thakura's Deities were originally situated in different temples that were destroyed, and are now located in Candriya Gram. His son Kanu Thakura became very dear to Nityananda Prabhu and spent time serving in Vrindavana under Jahnava Mata.

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    situated in Beleaaaga-grama, but when the temple was

    SRI PURUSOTTAMA THAKURA destroyed, the Deities were brought to Sukhasagara.


    When that temple merged inthe bed of the Ganges, the
    "The twenty-third and twenty-fourth prominent Deities were brought with Jahnava-mata’s Deity to
    devotees of Nityananda Prabhu were Sadasiva Kaviraja Sahebaaaaga Beaigrama. Since that place also has been
    and his son Purusottama dasa, who was the tenth destroyed, all the Deities are now situated in the village
    gopala. Since birth, Purusottama dasa was merged in named Canduaegrama, which is situated one mile up
    the service of the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda Prabhu, from Palapaaa, as referred to above.”
    and he was always engaged in childish play with Lord Kaviraja GoSwami remarks about the son of
    Krsna." [C.C. Adi 11.8-39] Puruaottama dasa Thakura, “Sri Kanu Thakura, a very
    "Sri Sadasiva Kaviraja was extremely fortunate. His respectable gentleman, was the son of Puruaottama dasa
    son's name was Sri Purusottama das. He was never Thakura. He was such a great devotee that Lord Krsna
    externally consious of his material body. Nityananda always liked in his body.”
    Candra enacted many pastimes from within his heart." Sri Puruaottama dasa Thakura had three principle
    [C.B. Antya 5/741-742] disciples: Sri Madhvacarya, Sri Yadavacarya, and
    Sri Purusottama Thakura had three main disciples: Sri Devakanandana dasa. They were from brahmaaa
    Madhavacarya, Sri Yadavacarya and Devakinandana families. Sri Madhvacarya later became the husband of
    dasa, who were born in Kulina brahmana families. Nityananda Prabhu’s daughter Gaagadeva. Sri
    Madhavacarya married Nityananda Prabhu's daughter, Devakanandana dasa was the author of an important
    Ganga-devi. Devakinandana was the author of the book book glorifying the lives of different Vaisnavas.
    Vaisnav-vandane. Purusottama Thakura's Sripat was Puruaottama dasa Thakura’s wife’s name was Jahnava.
    previously at Sukhasagar. Now his Deities are at She passed away just after bearing Puruaottama dasa
    Candriya Gram. Thakura’s son Kanu. Hearing this news, Nityananda
    This temple is called Vasu-Jahnava Pat. Perhaps this Prabhu went to the house of Puruaottama dasa Thakura
    is due to the fact that Kanai Thakura, the son of and took his son Kanu with him to his own village of
    Purusottama, was the adopted son of Sri Jahnava. Khaaadaha. Kanu Thakura was born on the ratha-yatra
    day in the year 1450 Saka era. Seeing his great devotion,
    Sri Purusottama Thakura was the cowherd boy Nityananda Prabhu gave him the name Siau Krsnadasa.
    Stokakrsna in Krisna-lila. When he was five years old, Kanu Thakura was taken to
    Vandavana by Jahnava Mata. Upon seeing the great
    devotion of the boy, Java GoSwami and the other
    Goswami’s called him Kanai Thakura. The people say
    Purushottama dasa Thakura that one day Kanai Thakura was in Vandavana, dancing
    in the ecstasy of kartana and while dancing, a bangle fell
    From the time he was a small boy, Puruaottama dasa from his feet. At that time he said, “At the place where
    Thakura was dedicated to constantly meditating on the this bangle has fallen I shall make my residence.” At
    lotus feet of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. In Caitanya- present that bangle is kept in a temple in a village called
    Caritamata (C.C. adi 11.38-39), Krsnadasa Kaviraja Khana grama in the Yaaohara district of Bengal, which
    GoSwami has written: “The twenty-third and twenty is where the original family home of Kanai Thakura was
    fourth prominent devotees of Nityananda Prabhu were locatedThe book called Prema-vilasa observes that
    Sadaaiva Kaviraja and his son Puruaottama dasa, who Kanai Thakura was present at the great festival of
    was the tenth gopala. Since birth, Puruaottama dasa Kheturi-grama with Sri Jahnava Mata. Just as his father
    Thakura was merged in the service of the lotus feet of Puruaottama dasa Thakura had accepted many disciples
    Lord Nityananda Prabhu, and he always engaged in from brahmaaa families, so also did Kanai Thakura.
    childish play with Lord Krsna.” The Caitanya-
    Bhagavata records (C.B. Antya 5.741-742): “Sadaaiva
    Kaviraja was greatly fortunate. His son was named Sri
    Puruaottama dasa. Puruaottama dasa Thakura had no
    concern for his external body; Sri Nityananda Prabhu
    always resided within the core of his heart.
    Sri Bhaktivedanta Swami writes: “Sadasiva Kaviraja and
    Nagara Puruaottama, who were father and son, are
    described in the Caitanya-Bhagavata as maha-
    bhagyavan, greatly fortunate. They belonged to the
    vaidya caste of physicians. The Gaura-ganodesa -dapika,
    verse 156, says that Candravali, a most beloved gopa of
    Krsna, later took birth as Sadasiva Kaviraja were great
    devotees of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Puruaottama
    dasa Thakura sometimes lived at Sukhasagara, near the
    Cakadaha and Simurali railway stations. All the Deities
    installed by Puruaottama Thakura were formerly

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