nadīyā-vāsī — inhabitant of the district of Nadia; modaka — one confectioner; tāra nāma — his name; parameśvara — Parameśvara; modaka vece — does the business of a confectioner; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; vāṭīra nikaṭa — near the house; tāra ghara — his house.