Jahnava Devi
Jahnava Devi (Sanskrit: জাহ্নবী দেবী); c. 1481 – c. 1541), also called Jahnava Mata, was the wife of Nityananda[2] 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.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] [11][12][13][14]
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Born | Janhava c. 10 May1509 |
Died | c. 1594 84–85)[1] Vrindavan, Mathura, Mughal Empire | (aged
Resting place | Vrindavan, India |
Religion | Hinduism |
Nationality | Indian |
Spouse | Nityananda |
Children | Birchandra (stepson), Ram Chandra (adopted son) |
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Denomination | Vaishnavism |
Lineage | Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya |
Sect | Gaudiya Vaishnavism |
Known for | Codifying Gaudiya Vaishnavism |
Relatives | Gouridas Pandit |
Philosophy | Achintya Bheda Abheda |
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Guru | Nityananda |
Based in | Vrindavan, India |
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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.[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]
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
External links
- Works by or about Jahnava Devi at Internet Archive
- (iskcondesiretree.info)
- Gaudiya Grantha Mandira (Sanskrit Texts)
References
- "বৈষ্ণব আন্দোলনে জাহ্নবা দেবীর অবদান" (PDF). srisaradamath.org.
- "Sri Jahnava Devi". krsnakatha.com. 27 September 2017.
- Women and Goddess Traditions: In Antiquity and Today Karen L. King, p. 68 1997
- "Jahnava Mata". stephen-knapp.com.
- "Jahnava-devi". vaniquotes.org.
- "sri-jahnava-devi". bhaktivinoda.com. 26 August 2011.
- "JAHNAVA DEVI (CONSORT OF SRI NITYANANDA) – HISTORY – DIARY". krishnatoday.com. 10 May 2022.
- "Was-Jahnava-Devi-the-expansion-of-Mata-Revati-Balrams-consort-Can-you-elaborate-about-her". bhaktivinoda.com.
- "Sri Nityananda-Sakti, Sri Jahnava Devi. i". scsmath.com.
- "Śrī Jāhnavā Devī". bhaktivinodainstitute.org. 16 May 2021.
- "2022 Shrimati Jahnava Devi Appearance date for New Delhi, NCT, India". drikpanchang.com.
- "Srimati Jahnava Devi Appearance (consort of Lord Nityananda)". gopinathmath.wordpress.com. 11 May 2011.
- "srimati-jahnava-devi-appearance-day-today". padmanabhdas.wordpress.com. 11 May 2011.
- Diptiman Gaurahari das (1874). Nitai-Jahnava Pada-kalpa-Taru. Kolkata: Diptimayi Vishnupriya devi dasi.
- SRILA NARAHARI CHAKRAVARTI THAKUR (2015). ভক্তি-রত্নাকর. Kolkata: Generic. p. 662.
- 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.
- "Sri Narottama Vilasa". archive.org. 7 April 2018.
- Srila Narahari Chakravarti (7 April 2018). Sri Narottama Vilasa. Kolkata: Shri Kishori Das Babaji. p. 160.
- Vrindavan Das Thakur (1874). Nityananda Prabhur Bongshobistar. Kolkata: Nabin Chandra Adhya.
- "Murali Vilasa". archive.org. 11 November 2019.
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