nityÄnanda-bhá¹›tya — paramÄnanda upÄdhyÄya
Å›rÄ«-jÄ«va paṇá¸ita nityÄnanda-guṇa gÄya
nityÄnanda-bhá¹›tya - servant of NityÄnanda Prabhu; paramÄnanda upÄdhyÄya - ParamÄnanda UpÄdhyÄya; Å›rÄ«-jÄ«va paṇá¸ita - ÅšrÄ« JÄ«va Paṇá¸ita; nityÄnanda - Lord NityÄnanda Prabhu; guṇa - qualities; gÄya - glorified.
ParamÄnanda UpÄdhyÄya was NityÄnanda Prabhu’s great servitor. ÅšrÄ« JÄ«va Paṇá¸ita glorified the qualities of ÅšrÄ« NityÄnanda Prabhu.
ÅšrÄ« ParamÄnanda UpÄdhyÄya was an advanced devotee. His name is mentioned in the Caitanya-bhÄgavata, where ÅšrÄ« JÄ«va Paṇá¸ita is also mentioned as the second son of Ratnagarbha Ä€cÄrya and a childhood friend of HÄá¸Äi OjhÄ, the father of NityÄnanda Prabhu. In the Gaura-gaṇoddeÅ›a-dÄ«pikÄ (169) it is said that ÅšrÄ« JÄ«va Paṇá¸ita was formerly the gopÄ« named IndirÄ.
