# 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.