Ādi-līlā

Chapter 11: The Expansions of Lord Nityānanda

Verse 44 of 60
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নিত্যানন্দভৃত্য—পরমানন্দ উপাধ্যায শ্রীজীব পণ্ডিত নিত্যানন্দগুণ গায

नित्यानन्दभृत्य—परमानन्द उपाध्याय श्रीजीव पण्डित नित्यानन्दगुण गाय

nityānanda-bhṛtya—paramānanda upādhyāya śrī-jīva paṇḍita nityānanda-guṇa gāya

Synonyms

nityānanda-bhṛtyaservant of Nityānanda Prabhu; paramānanda upādhyāyaof the name Paramānanda Upādhyāya; śrī-jīva paṇḍitaof the name Śrī Jīva Paṇḍita; nityānandaLord Nityānanda Prabhu; guṇaqualities; gāyaglorified..

Translation

Paramānanda Upādhyāya was Nityānanda Prabhu's great servitor. Śrī Jīva Paṇḍita glorified the qualities of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.

Purport

Śrī Paramānanda Upādhyāya was an advanced devotee. His name is mentioned in the Caitanya-bhāgavata, where Śrī Jīva Paṇḍita is also mentioned as the second son of Ratnagarbha Ācārya and a childhood friend of Hāḍāi Ojhā, the father of Nityānanda Prabhu. In the Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā, verse 169, it is said that Śrī Jīva Paṇḍita was formerly the gopī named Indirā.

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