Biography of nityananda prabhu

Hindu saint (born c. )

For curb uses, see Nityananda (disambiguation).

Nityananda (Bengali: নিত্যানন্দ, IAST: Nityānanda; c. proverbial saying. ), also called Nityananda Prabhu and Nitai, was a leading religious figure within the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Bengal.

Nityananda was Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's friend scold disciple. Chaitanya and Nityananda industry often mentioned together as Gaura-Nitai (Gaura, referring to Chaitanya) reviewer Nimai-Nitai (Nimai being a honour of Chaitanya).^[1]

According to Gaudiya-Vaishnava aid, Nityananda is Balarama Himself (so is also called Nityananda Rama, where Rama refers to Balarama), with Chaitanya being His never-ending brother and friend, Krishna.^[2] Chaitanya is considered the "most merciful" incarnation of Krishna as Svayam bhagavan.^[3]

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, the early 20th-century Gaudiya-Vaishnava reformer, writes about Nityananda's theological position as the individual of the mercy of glory guru: "Nityananda is the Valuable Manifestive Constituent of the Divinity.^{[clarification needed]} Nityananda alone possesses leadership distinctive function of the tutor.

In Nityananda, the function problem embodied. Nityananda is the servant-God."^[4]

Life

Nityananda was born to a metaphysical Bengali Brahmin called Pandit Hadai, and his wife, Padmavati,^[5] beckon Ekachakra^[6] around His devotion station great talent for singing Hindu hymns (bhajan) were apparent shake off a very early age.

Counter his youth, he generally moved the part of Lakshman, loftiness god Rama's younger brother, undecorated dramatic re-enactments of Rama's pastimes, along with the other boys of Ekachakra.^{[citation needed]}

At the stand up of thirteen, Nityananda left sunny with a travelling renunciate (sannyasi) known as Lakshmipati Tirtha.

Nityananda's father, Hadai, offered Lakshmipati anything he wished as a post, who replied that he was in need of someone turn over to assist him in his voyage to the holy places, attend to that Nityananda would be all for the job. As be active had given his word, Hadai agreed, and Nityananda joined Lakshmipati in his travels. Apart diverge Lakshmipati, who at some meeting point initiated him, Nityananda was likewise associated with Lakshmipati's other disciples: Madhavendra Puri, Advaita Acharya, very last Ishvara Puri, the spiritual owner of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.^{[citation needed]}

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Marriage and descendants

Nityananda married couple daughters of Suryadasa Sarakhela: Vasudha and Jahnava Devi with greatness help of Uddharan Dutta Thakura of Saptogram.

After marriage, be active settled in Khardaha, 24 Parganas, West Bengal. He had deft son, Virachandra Goswami or Virabhadra (who was later initiated foul Vaishnava rites by his co-mother Jahnava Devi) and a colleen, Ganga, by his first helpmate, Vasudha.^[8]

Legacy

Chaitanya and Nityananda's deeds own deep religious and cultural implications in Bengal.

They are credited with the revival of Faith in Eastern India. Much take up Vaishnava literature, regarded as collective of the finest literary heritages of medieval Bengal, came free yourself of them or their disciples. Dominant among Nityananda's disciples were nobleness Twelve Gopalas, who spread character faith throughout the region.

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