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nityānanda-bhṛtya—paramānanda upādhyāya
śrī-jīva paṇḍita nityānanda-guṇa gāya
Synonyms
nityānanda-bhṛtya—servant of Nityānanda Prabhu; paramānanda upādhyāya—of the name Paramānanda Upādhyāya; sri-jīva pandita—of the name Śrī Jīva Paṇḍita; nityānanda—Lord Nityānanda Prabhu; guna—qualities; gaya—glorified. ¶
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. ¶