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Jahnava Devi

Jahnava Devi ; c. 1481 – c. 1541), also called Jahnava Mata, was the wife of Nityananda and a philosopher and saint from the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of Hindu Vedanta. She became a leading figure in Gaudiya Vaishnavism and a diksa guru and sampradaya head.

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Jahnava Devi
Nityananda with his wives Vasudha Devi and Jahnava Devi at Sribas Angan temple, Nabadwip
Personal life
BornJanhava
c. 10 May1509 (1509-05-10)
Ambika Kalna, Bardhaman district, Bengal Sultanate (present-day West Bengal, India)
Diedc. 1594(1594-00-00) (aged 84–85)1
Vrindavan, Mathura, Mughal Empire
Resting placeVrindavan, India
SpouseNityananda
ChildrenBirchandra (stepson), Ram Chandra (adopted son)
Parents
  • Pandit Suryadas Sarkhel (father)
  • Bhadrabati Devi (mother)
Known forCodifying Gaudiya Vaishnavism
RelativesGouridas Pandit
Religious life
ReligionHinduism
DenominationVaishnavism
PhilosophyAchintya Bheda Abheda
LineageBrahma-Madhva-Gaudiya
SectGaudiya Vaishnavism
Religious career
TeacherNityananda
Based inVrindavan, India

Jahnava Devi (Sanskrit: জাহ্নবী দেবী); c. 1481 – c. 1541), also called Jahnava Mata, was the wife of Nityananda2 and a philosopher and saint from the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of Hindu Vedanta.3 She became a leading figure in Gaudiya Vaishnavism and a diksa guru and sampradaya head.456789 10111213

Life

Janhava Devi was born in Ambika Kalna (modern-day Bardhaman district of West Bengal, India) and spent her childhood there. She is mentioned in Janhaba Astakam: Sri Jiva Goswami, confirming that she was widely known and a cherished figure in the Bhakti movement by about 1600 CE.14 15 16 17 18 19

See also

See also

References

References

  1. "বৈষ্ণব আন্দোলনে জাহ্নবা দেবীর অবদান" (PDF). srisaradamath.org.
  2. "Sri Jahnava Devi". krsnakatha.com. 27 September 2017.
  3. Women and Goddess Traditions: In Antiquity and Today Karen L. King, p. 68 1997
  4. "Jahnava Mata". stephen-knapp.com.
  5. "Jahnava-devi". vaniquotes.org.
  6. "sri-jahnava-devi". bhaktivinoda.com. 26 August 2011.
  7. "JAHNAVA DEVI (CONSORT OF SRI NITYANANDA) – HISTORY – DIARY". krishnatoday.com. 10 May 2022.
  8. "Sri Nityananda-Sakti, Sri Jahnava Devi. i". scsmath.com.
  9. "Śrī Jāhnavā Devī". bhaktivinodainstitute.org. 16 May 2021.
  10. "2022 Shrimati Jahnava Devi Appearance date for New Delhi, NCT, India". drikpanchang.com.
  11. "Srimati Jahnava Devi Appearance (consort of Lord Nityananda)". gopinathmath.wordpress.com. 11 May 2011.
  12. "srimati-jahnava-devi-appearance-day-today". padmanabhdas.wordpress.com. 11 May 2011.
  13. Diptiman Gaurahari das (1874). Nitai-Jahnava Pada-kalpa-Taru. Kolkata: Diptimayi Vishnupriya devi dasi.
  14. SRILA NARAHARI CHAKRAVARTI THAKUR (2015). ভক্তি-রত্নাকর. Kolkata: Generic. p. 662.
  15. SRILA NARAHARI CHAKRAVARTI THAKUR (2006). Bhakti-ratnakara (The Jewel-filled Ocean of Devotional Service). Translated by KUSAKRATHA DASA. Kolkata: RAS BIHARI LAL AND SONS. p. 635. ISBN 9788184030006.
  16. "Sri Narottama Vilasa". archive.org. 7 April 2018.
  17. Srila Narahari Chakravarti (7 April 2018). Sri Narottama Vilasa. Kolkata: Shri Kishori Das Babaji. p. 160.
  18. Vrindavan Das Thakur (1874). Nityananda Prabhur Bongshobistar. Kolkata: Nabin Chandra Adhya.
  19. "Murali Vilasa". archive.org. 11 November 2019.
Further reading

Further reading

  • Jiva Goswami's Tattva-Sandarbha: Sacred India's Philosophy of Ecstasy, by Swami B.V. Tripurari
  • Aleksandar Uskokov, "The Long and Short of It: Mahā-vākya from Mīmāmsā to Jīva Gosvāmin, from the Veda to the Bhāgavata," The Journal of Hindu Studies 11 (2018):38–52.
  • Sri Chaitanya: His Life & Associates" by Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Maharaj
  • HOOGLY JELAR ITIHAS BY SUDHIR KUMAR MITRA
  • উদ্ধারণ দত্ত কথামৃত: বৈদ্যনাথ ভৌমিক
  • দীননাথ ধর (1904): উদ্ধারণ দত্ত ঠাকুর [সংস্করণ-২].
  • Bhakti Ratnakar by Srila Narahari Chakravarti Thakura
  • Vrindavan Das Thakur (2001), Chaitanya Bhagavata.
  • Gaura-ganoddesha-dipika : Kavi Karnapura
  • Murali Vilasa  : Rajavallabha Gosvami
  • "পাট পর্যটন" : অভিরাম দাস
  • উদ্ধারণপুরের ঘাট : কালিকানন্দ অবধূত
  • Murali Vilasa  : Rajavallabha Gosvami
  • Prem Bilash : Nityananda Das
  • Nityananda Prabhur Bongshobistar: Vrindavan Das Thakur
  • Sri Narottama Vilasa : Srila Narahari Chakravarti
  • Anangamanjuri Samputica : Ramchandra Goswami
  • Janhabatatwa Mormartho: Goti Gobinda
  • Ananga Kodombaboli : Subhadra Devi
  • Janhaba Astakam: Sri Jiva Goswami
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