# Cc. Ādi 11.33 > নবদ্বীপে পুরুষোত্তম পণ্ডিত মহাশয় । > নিত্যানন্দ-নামে যাঁর মহোন্মাদ হয় ॥৩৩॥ ## Text > navadvīpe puruṣottama paṇḍita mahāśaya > nityānanda-nāme yāṅra mahonmāda haya ## Synonyms *navadvīpe puruṣottama*—Puruṣottama of Navadvīpa; *paṇḍita mahāśaya*—a very learned scholar; *nityānanda-nāme*—in the name of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu; *yāṅra*—whose; *mahā-unmāda*—great ecstasy; *haya*—becomes. ## Translation **Puruṣottama Paṇḍita, a resident of Navadvīpa, was the eighth gopāla. He would become almost mad as soon as he heard the holy name of Nityānanda Prabhu.** ## Purport It is stated in the *Caitanya-bhāgavata* that Puruṣottama Paṇḍita was born in Navadvīpa and was a great devotee of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu. As one of the twelve *gopalas,* his former name was Stokakṛṣṇa.