# Cc. Ādi 11.25 ## Text > sūryadāsa sarakhela, tāṅra bhāi kṛṣṇadāsa > nityānande dṛḍha viśvāsa, premera nivāsa ## Synonyms *sūryadāsa* *sarakhela*—of the name Sūryadāsa Sarakhela; *tāṅra* *bhāi*—his brother; *kṛṣṇadāsa*—of the name Kṛṣṇadāsa; *nityānande*—unto Lord Nityānanda; *dṛḍha* *viśvāsa*—firm faith; *premera* *nivāsa*—the reservoir of all love of Godhead. ## Translation **Sūryadāsa Sarakhela and his younger brother Kṛṣṇadāsa Sarakhela both possessed firm faith in Nityānanda Prabhu. They were a reservoir of love of Godhead.** ## Purport In the *Bhakti-ratnākara* (Twelfth Wave), it is stated that a few miles from Navadvīpa is a place called Śāligrāma that was the residence of Sūryadāsa Sarakhela. He was employed as a secretary in the Muslim government of that time, and thus he amassed a good fortune. Sūryadāsa had four brothers, all of whom were pure Vaiṣṇavas. Vasudhā and Jāhnavā were two daughters of Sūryadāsa Sarakhela.