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Glossary 511

(Çréla) Narottama däsa Öhäkura—(c. 1550–1611) a great äcärya whose poems
and songs encapsulate the essence of Gauòéya Vaiñëava dharma.

Näöya-mandira—“temple for drama and dancing.” Common in Bengali temples
in front of the main shrine, it is a roofed pavilion open on four sides, within
which people have darçana of the deities, perform kértana, and dance
in glorification of the Lord. In colloquial Bengali, the term is rendered
näöa-mandira.
Navadvépa—(1) Navadvépa-maëòala or Navadvépa-dhäma; (2) the present town
of Navadvépa, West Bengal. See also Kuliyä.
Navadvépa-dhäma, Navadvépa-maëòala—the sacred area conceived of as
comprising nine (nava) islands (dvépa), within one of which Mäyäpur is
situated, and within another the present town of Navadvépa.

Navadvépa-dhäma-pracäriëé Sabhä—an organization founded in 1893 by Çréla
Bhaktivinoda Öhäkura and his associates. Its objectives are described in
vol. 1, p. 363.
Nimäi (Paëòita)—a pre-sannyäsa name of Caitanya Mahäprabhu.
Nine main processes of bhakti—çravaëa (hearing), kértana (chanting), smaraëa
(remembrance), päda-sevana (serving the lotus feet), arcana (deity
worship), vandana (praising, praying), däsya (self-identification as a
servant), sakhya (self-identification as a friend), ätma-nivedana (self-
surrender). (From Çrémad-Bhägavatam 7.5.23)
Nirjala-vrata—the vow to undertake total fasting, even from water.
Nirjana-bhajana—solitary bhajana.
Nirviçeña—“without attributes.” (Nir—without; viçeña—attributes)
Nirviçeña-väda—the doctrine of the unspecifiedness of the Absolute Truth.
Often used as a synonym for Mäyäväda, which technically is but one genre
of nirviçeña-väda.
Niñkiïcana—possessionless. A synonym of akiïcana.
Nitäi—diminutive of Nityänanda. See also Nityänanda.
Nitya—eternal.
(Lord) Nityänanda (Prabhu)—the avatar of Lord Balaräma, Kåñëa’s expansion
as His own brother, who appeared as the foremost associate of Çré Caitanya
Mahäprabhu.
Nitya-siddha—an eternally perfect person, one who has never forgotten Kåñëa.
Non-malefic mercy—(Çréla Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté’s translation of
amandodayä dayä, culled from Çré Caitanya-candrodaya-näöaka 8.10