History of Classical Sanskrit Literature c19.s4.37

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**223. Kavikarṇapūra** was the son of Śivānanda Sena of Kancanapalli near Nadia. His father was the purveyor of the Bengali followers of Caitanya to Puri, so long as Caitanya lived, at the cost of Vasudevaḍaṭṭa, a millionare.¹¹ He was born in 1524 A.D. He was educated at Kumārahaṭṭa, modern Hailasar, north of Calcutta. He was a pupil probably of Jīvagoswāmi. In his Gaurāṅgagaṇoddeśadīpikā,¹² composed in Saka 1498 (1577 A.D.) he traces Caitanya's followers to their prior births; for instance, Caitanya's father Jagannāṭha is traced to Nanda, the father of Kṛṣṇa, and to Dasaratha, the father of Rāma. Every follower of Caitanya is traced to one of the Gopikas or milkmaids in the Kṛṣṇa incarnation and to one of the monkeys in the Rāma incarnation.