Jahnava Devi

Jahnava Devi
Nityananda with his wives Vasudha Devi and Jahnava Devi at Sribas Angan temple, Nabadwip
Personal
Born
Janhava

c. 10 May1509 (1509-05-10)
Diedc. 1594(1594-00-00) (aged 84–85)[1]
Resting placeVrindavan, India
ReligionHinduism
NationalityIndian
SpouseNityananda
ChildrenBirchandra (stepson), Ram Chandra (adopted son)
Parents
  • Pandit Suryadas Sarkhel (father)
  • Bhadrabati Devi (mother)
DenominationVaishnavism
LineageBrahma-Madhva-Gaudiya
SectGaudiya Vaishnavism
Known forCodifying Gaudiya Vaishnavism
RelativesGouridas Pandit
Organization
PhilosophyAchintya Bheda Abheda
Religious career
GuruNityananda
Based inVrindavan, India

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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  14. ^ Diptiman Gaurahari das (1874). Nitai-Jahnava Pada-kalpa-Taru. Kolkata: Diptimayi Vishnupriya devi dasi.