Manjaris in Krsna's lilas.

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Dear devotees,

 

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and his pure followers!

 

Please kindly notice that it is Jahnava Devi who is Ananga-manjari.

 

In his book "Appreciating Sri Vrndavana Dhama" Mahanidhi Swami wrote:

 

'Directly under Lalita-sakhi is Sri Rupa-manjari (known as Srila Rupa

Goswami in Bhauma-Vrndavana), who leads all the manjaris including

Rati-manjari (Raghunatha das Goswami), Lavanga-manjari (Sanatana Goswami),

Vilas-manjari (Jiva Goswami), Raga-manjari (Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami),

Guna-manjari (Gopala Bhatta Goswami).'

 

In my humble opinion, this list is most accurate. Feel free to disagree,

Ramananda Gaura prabhu, but please rest assured that this statement above is

confirmed by our most prominent Gaudiya Vaisnava Acaryas. I don't have the

book you quoted with me to check, but it is a fact that Ananga-manjari is

Jahnava-devi.

 

The simple fact that Jahnava-mata was Lord Nityananda's second wife but had

no children from Him and that She gave initiation to his son, Virabhadra

Prabhu, and to other great vaisnavas confirms the fact that she is

Ananga-manjari, Lord Balarama's eternal consort and the young sister of

Srimati Radharani.

 

ISKCON has such a hard time acknowledging the great vaisnavi-women who were

qualified spiritual masters in our Gaudiya vaisnava sampradaya!

 

"In the antya-lila of Caitanya-caritamrta, chapter two, verse 104-106, there

is a description of Madhavidevi. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu considered her to

be one of the maidservants of Srimati Radharani. Within this world, Caitanya

Mahaprabhu had three and a half very confidential devotees. The three were

Svarupa Gosani, Sri Ramananda Raya and Sikhi Mahiti, and Sikhi Mahiti's

sister, Madhavidevi, being a woman, was considered to be the half. Thus it

is known that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had three and a half confidential

devotees." (Srila Krsnadas Kaviraja Goswami's Caitanya-caritamrta Adi-lila,

chap.10, verse 137 + Srila Prabhupada's purport)

 

 

> 1.Rupa Goswami- Rupa Manjari

> 2.Jiva Goswami- Vilas Manjari

> 3.Sanatana Goswami - Labanga Manjari.

> 4.Raghunatha das Goswami - Rati,Rasa Manjari

> 5.Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami - Raga Manjari.

> 6.Gopala Bhatta Goswami - Guna,Ananga Manjari

> 7.Krishna das Kaviraj- Kasturi Manjar

> 8.Lokanath Goswami - Manjulali Manjari

> 9.Narottama das Thakur - Camak Manjari

> 10.Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakur - Vinoda Manjari

> 11.Jagannath das Babaji - Rasika Manjari

> 12.Bhaktivinoda Thakur - Kamala Manjari

> 13.GauraKisor das Babaji - Guna Manjari

> 14.Bhaktisiddhanta- Nayana Manjari

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>(Excerpts From Prabhupada At Radha-Damodara- by Mahanidhi Swami.)

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> YHS Ramananda Gaura das

> Krsnapremavati dd.