nityÄnanda-gosÄñe pÄá¹hÄilÄ gauá¸a-deÅ›e
teá¹…ho bhakti pracÄrilÄ aÅ›eá¹£a-viÅ›eá¹£e
nityÄnanda - Lord NityÄnanda; gosÄñe - the ÄcÄrya; pÄá¹hÄilÄ - was sent; gauá¸a-deÅ›e - in Bengal; teá¹…ho - He; bhakti - devotional cult; pracÄrilÄ - preached; aÅ›eá¹£a-viÅ›eá¹£e - in a very extensive way.
As RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ« and SanÄtana GosvÄmÄ« were sent toward MathurÄ, so NityÄnanda Prabhu was sent to Bengal to preach extensively the cult of Caitanya MahÄprabhu.
The name of Lord NityÄnanda is very famous in Bengal. Of course, anyone who knows Lord NityÄnanda knows ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu also, but there are some misguided devotees who stress the importance of Lord NityÄnanda more than that of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu. This is not good. Nor should ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu be stressed more than Lord NityÄnanda. The author of the Caitanya-caritÄmá¹›ta, KṛṣṇadÄsa KavirÄja GosvÄmÄ«, left his home because of his brother’s stressing the importance of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu over that of NityÄnanda Prabhu. Actually, one should offer respect to the Pañca-tattva without such foolish discrimination, not considering NityÄnanda Prabhu to be greater, Caitanya MahÄprabhu to be greater or Advaita Prabhu to be greater. The respect should be offered equally: Å›rÄ«-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu-nityÄnanda Å›rÄ«-advaita gadÄdhara Å›rÄ«vÄsÄdi-gaura-bhakta-vá¹›nda. All devotees of Lord Caitanya or NityÄnanda are worshipable persons.
