Verse 2.12.27

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.12.27:

কৃষ্ণের দ্বিতীয নিত্যানন্দ বৈ নাই সঙ্গী, সখা, শযন, ভূষণ, বন্ধু, ভাই ॥ ২৭ ॥

कृष्णेर द्वितीय नित्यानन्द बै नाइ सङ्गी, सखा, शयन, भूषण, बन्धु, भाइ ॥ २७ ॥

kṛṣṇera dvitīya nityānanda bai nāi saṅgī, sakhā, śayana, bhūṣaṇa, bandhu, bhāi || 27 ||

krsnera dvitiya nityananda bai nai sangi, sakha, sayana, bhusana, bandhu, bhai (27)

English translation:

(27) “Nityānanda is the second manifestation of Kṛṣṇa. He serves the Lord as His companion, friend, bed, ornaments, well-wisher, and brother.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

Kṛṣṇa’s second manifestation, Śrī Baladeva Prabhu, is Śrī Gaurasundara’s second manifestation, Nityānanda Prabhu. Lord Kṛṣṇa is one without a second, and Lord Nityānanda is His second manifestation. Nityānanda is inseparably related to the Absolute Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa. He is the companion of Gaurāṅga, the friend of Gaurāṅga, the bed of Gaurāṅga, the carrier of Gaurāṅga, the ornaments of Gaurāṅga, and the relative of Gaurāṅga, in the form of His elder brother.