94/95. In the book Caitanya-carita, Murari Gupta explains that one morning Mahatapah gave an unwashed tulasi leaf to his father, who became so angry at him for this that he cursed him.
Because of this Mahatapah took birth in a yavana family as the great devotee Haridasa Thakura.
96/97. The eight mystic powers, beginning with anima-siddhi, which had formerly appeared in Vrindavana, took birth in Bengal during Lord Caitanya’s pastimes as the eight devotees Ananta, Sukhananda, Govinda, Raghunatha, Krishnananda, Kesava, Damodara, and Raghava.
All these devotees bore the title Puri after their names.
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