Jahnava Devi (); ), also called Jahnava Mata, was the wife of Nityananda and a philosopher and saint from the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of Hindu Vedanta.Women and Goddess Traditions: In Antiquity and Today Karen L. King, p. 68 1997 She became a leading figure in Gaudiya Vaishnavism and a diksa guru and sampradaya head.
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.
See also Nityananda Gaudiya Vaishnavism Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Pancha Tattva (Vaishnavism)
References
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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