Nityananda

Wooden vigraha of Nityananda, Nitai Bari, [[Nabadwip]] Nityananda (, ; c. 1474-c. 1540), also called Nityananda Prabhu and Nitai, was a primary religious figure within the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Bengal. Nityananda was Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's friend and disciple. Chaitanya and Nityananda are often mentioned together as ''Gaura-Nitai'' (''Gaura'', referring to Chaitanya) or ''Nimai-Nitai'' (''Nimai'' being a name of Chaitanya).

According to Gaudiya-Vaishnava tradition, Nityananda is Balarama Himself (so is also called Nityananda Rama, where ''Rama'' refers to Balarama), with Chaitanya being His eternal brother and friend, Krishna. Chaitanya is considered the "most merciful" incarnation of Krishna as ''Svayam bhagavan''.

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, the early 20th-century Gaudiya-Vaishnava reformer, writes about Nityananda's theological position as the embodiment of the mercy of the guru: "Nityananda is the Primary Manifestive Constituent of the Divinity. Nityananda alone possesses the distinctive function of the guru. In Nityananda, the function is embodied. Nityananda is the servant-God." Provided by Wikipedia
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    by Nityananda
    Published 1947
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    by Patnaik, Nityananda
    Published 1976
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    by NITYANANDA SHASTRI
    Published 1924
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    by Sarma , Nityananda
    Published 2011
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    by Nityananda Satapathy
    Published 1998
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    by Nityananda Tiwari
    Published 1994
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    by Nityananda Tiwari
    Published 1994
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    by Nityananda Patnaik
    Published 1976
    Printed Book
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    by Nityananda Satapathy
    Published 1998
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    by Nityananda Shastri
    Published 2005
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    by Nityananda Shastri
    Published 2006
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    by Nityananda Shastri
    Published 2005
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    by Nityananda Shastri
    Published 2005
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    by Sarma,Nityananda, V
    Published 2011
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    by Nityananda sarma,V
    Published 2011
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    by MITRA MISRA
    Published 1906
    Other Authors: ...NITYANANDA SARMA...
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