# Cc. Ādi 11.42 > আচার্য বৈষ্ণবানন্দ ভক্তি-অধিকারী । > পূর্বে নাম ছিল যাঁর ‘রঘুনাথ পুরী’ ॥৪২॥ ## Text > ācārya vaiṣṇavānanda bhakti-adhikārī > pūrve nāma chila yāṅra 'raghunātha purī' ## Synonyms *ācārya*—teacher; *vaiṣṇavānanda*—of the name Vaiṣṇavānanda; *bhakti*—devotional service; *adhikārī*—fit candidate; *pūrve*—previously; *nāma*—name; *chila*—was; *yāṅra*—whose; *raghunāthapurī*—of the name Raghunātha Purī. ## Translation **The twenty-seventh prominent devotee of Nityānanda Prabhu was Ācārya Vaiṣṇavānanda, a great personality in devotional service. He was formerly known as Raghunātha Purī.** ## Purport In the *Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā,* verse 97, it is said that Raghunātha Purī was previously very powerful in the eight mystic successes. He was an incarnation of one of the successes.