Jahnava Devi

Jahnava Devi
Nityananda with his wives Vasudha Devi and Jahnava Devi at Sribas Angan temple, Nabadwip
Personal life
BornJanhava
c. 10 May1509 (1509-05-10)
Ambika Kalna, Bardhaman district, Bengal Sultanate (present-day West Bengal, India)
Diedc. 1594(1594-00-00) (aged 84–85)
Vrindavan, Mathura, Mughal Empire
Resting placeVrindavan, India
SpouseNityananda
ChildrenBirchandra (stepson), Ram Chandra (adopted son)
Parents
  • Pandit Suryadas Sarkhel (father)
  • Bhadrabati Devi (mother)
Known forCodifying Gaudiya Vaishnavism
RelativesGouridas Pandit
Religious life
ReligionHinduism
DenominationVaishnavism
PhilosophyAchintya Bheda Abheda
LineageBrahma-Madhva-Gaudiya
SectGaudiya Vaishnavism
Religious career
TeacherNityananda
Based inVrindavan, India

Jahnava Devi (Sanskrit: জাহ্নবী দেবী); c. 1481 – c. 1541), also called Jahnava Mata, was the wife of Nityananda and a philosopher and saint from the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of Hindu Vedanta. 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.

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References

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