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nityananda-gosane pathaila gauda-dese
tenho bhakti pracarila asesa-visese
SYNONYMS
nityananda—Lord Nityananda; gosane—the acarya; pathaila—was sent; gauda-dese—in Bengal; tenho—He; bhakti—devotional cult; pracarila—preached; asesa-visese—in a very extensive way.
As Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami were sent toward Mathura, so Nityananda Prabhu was sent to Bengal to preach extensively the cult of Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
PURPORT
The name of Lord Nityananda is very famous in Bengal.
Of course, anyone who knows Lord Nityananda knows Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also, but there are some misguided devotees who stress the importance of Lord Nityananda more than that of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
This is not good.
Nor should Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu be stressed more than Lord Nityananda.
The author of the Caitanya-caritamrta, Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami, left his home because of his brother’s stressing the importance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu over that of Nityananda Prabhu.
Actually, one should offer respect to the Panca-tattva without such foolish discrimination, not considering Nityananda Prabhu to be greater, Caitanya Mahaprabhu to be greater or Advaita Prabhu to be greater.
The respect should be offered equally: sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu-nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda.
All devotees of Lord Caitanya or Nityananda are worshipable persons.