# Cc. Ādi 10.62 ## Text > caitanya-dāsa, rāmadāsa, āra karṇapūra > tina putra śivānandera prabhura bhakta-śūra ## Synonyms *caitanya*-*dāsa*—of the name Caitanya dāsa; *rāmadāsa*—of the name Rāmadāsa; *āra*—and; *karṇapūra*—of the name Karṇapūra; *tinaputra*—three sons; *śivānandera*—of Śivānanda Sena; *prabhura*—of the Lord; *bhakta*-*śūra*—of the heroic devotees. ## Translation **The three sons of Śivānanda Sena, named Caitanya dāsa, Rāmadāsa and Karṇapūra, were all heroic devotees of Lord Caitanya.** ## Purport Caitanya dāsa, the eldest son of Śivānanda Sena, wrote a commentary on *Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta* that was later translated by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his paper *Sajjana-toṣaṇī.* According to expert opinion, Caitanya dāsa was the author of the book *Caitanya-carita* (also known as *Caitanya-caritāmṛta*), which was written in Sanskrit. The author was not Kavi-karṇapūra, as generally supposed. This is the opinion of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura. Śrī Rāmadāsa was the second son of Śivānanda Sena. It is stated in the *Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā* (145) that the two famous parrots named Dakṣa and Vicakṣaṇa in *kṛṣṇa-līlā* became the elder brothers of Kavi-karṇapūra, namely, Caitanya dāsa and Rāmadāsa. Karṇapūra, the third son, who was also known as Paramānanda dāsa or Purī dāsa, was initiated by Śrīnātha Paṇḍita, who was a disciple of Śrī Advaita Prabhu. Karṇapūra wrote many books that are important in Vaiṣṇava literature, such as *Ānanda-vṛndāvana-campū, Alaṅkāra-kaustubha, Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā* and the great epic *Caitanya-candrodaya-nāṭaka.* He was born in the year 1448 *śakābda* (A.D. 1527). He continually wrote books for ten years, from 1488 until 1498.