Swarupa Damodara was one of the closest associates of Lord Chaitanya. He was also known as Purushottama Acharya (Svarupa); later, Lord Chaitanya Himself added the name Damodara to his name. Whenever any devotee had written a verse, song, or book, Svarupa Damodara would check it for philosophical and compositional flaws before presenting it to Lord Chaitanya. He wrote a book of music, the Sangita-Damodara, and his memoirs were consulted by Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami in writing Chaitanya-charitamrita, a biography of Lord Chaitanya.