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Svarupa Damodara, /Swarup Damodar also known asPurushottama Acharya was aGaudiya Vaishnava saint and close associate ofChaitanya Mahaprabhu. He lived inNavadvipa. He always stayed with Chaitanya.
Purushottama Acharya did not accept the dress of asannyasi, but only gave up the shikha and sacred thread. His name became Svarupa. After this, taking up the order of hissannyasa-guru, Purushottama Acharya went toJagannatha Puri. At that time, he again met with Chaitanya. Swarup Damodar was the avatar of Lalita Sakhi of Vraj mandal dham. In the Nawadeep lila Lalita sakhi appeared as Swarup Damodar Goswami. Svarupa Damodara always stayed near the Lord. Whatever mood the Lord was in, Svarupa Damodara would perform kirtan to augment the Lord's internal sentiments. Around the same time that Svarupa Damodara came to Puri, Shri Ramananda Raya arrived from Vidyanagara. Shri Ramananda Raya was a great poet and could explain everything in a very elegant style. Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu heard Many valuable and secrets of Bhakti tatva, Prem Tatva, Radha Krishna Tatta, Ras tatva and many other topics from Ramanand Rai, in South India near the bank of riverGodavari river .
