Verse 2.5.91

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.5.91:

দেখিলেন নিত্যানন্দ প্রভু বিশ্বম্ভর মালা তুলি’ দিলা তাঙ্র মস্তক-উপর ॥ ৯১ ॥

देखिलेन नित्यानन्द प्रभु विश्वम्भर माला तुलि’ दिला ताङ्र मस्तक-उपर ॥ ९१ ॥

dekhilena nityānanda prabhu viśvambhara mālā tuli’ dilā tāṅra mastaka-upara || 91 ||

dekhilena nityananda prabhu visvambhara mala tuli’ dila tanra mastaka-upara (91)

English translation:

(91) As Nityānanda saw Lord Viśvambhara standing before Him, He offered the garland to Him.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

Śrī Nityānanda was not inspired by the words of Śrīvāsa, so He held the garland in His hands, murmured something, and looked around. When Nityānanda neglected to offer His obeisances and the garland to Śrī Vyāsa and Śrīvāsa informed Mahāprabhu about this, Mahāprabhu instructed Nityānanda Prabhu to worship Śrī Vyāsa with the garland.

Thereafter Mahāprabhu saw Nityānanda offer the garland to Him. In this way Śrī Nityānanda completed Vyāsa-pūjā by offering a garland to that personality from whom everything emanates and whose empowered incarnation is Śrī Vyāsa. All expansions, incarnations, energies, and devotees are included within Lord Śrī Caitanyadeva. Therefore, according to the consideration of the two verses, yathā taror mūla-niṣecanena and sattvaṃ viśuddhaṃ vasudeva-śabditaṃ, by worshiping Śrī Caitanyadeva, who is the original source of everything, all spiritual masters are automatically worshiped. Also, in describing the chain of disciplic succession, the scriptures state: “Lord Brahmā, the creator of the universe became the disciple of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Brahmās disciple was Nārada. Nārada’s disciple was Vyāsa. The famous Madhvācārya personally received initiation from Vyāsa. Madhvācārya’s disciple was the exalted Padmanābhācārya. Padmanābhācārya’s disciple was Narahari. Narahari’s disciple was Mādhava. Mādhava’s disciple was Akṣobhya. Akṣobhya’s disciple was Jayatīrtha, whose disciple was Jñānasindhu. Jñānasindhu’s disciple was Mahānidhi, whose disciple was Vidyānidhi. Vidyānidhi’s disciple was Rājendra, whose disciple was Jayadharma Muni. A disciple of Jayadharma was Puruṣottama, whose disciple was Vyāsatīrtha. Vyāsatīrtha’s disciple was Śrīman Lakṣmīpati, who was like a great reservoir of the nectar of devotional service.

Lakṣmīpati’s disciple was Mādhavendra Purī, a great preacher of devotional service. Among Mādhavendra Purī’s disciples were Śrīman Īśvara Purī, Advaita Ācārya, and Nityānanda Prabhu. I worship Lord Caitanya, who accepted Śrīman Īśvara Purī as His spiritual master.”