Verse 2.11.96

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.11.96:

বৈষ্ণবের অধিরাজ অনন্ত ঈশ্বর নিত্যানন্দ-মহাপ্রভু শেষ মহীধর ॥ ৯৬ ॥

वैष्णवेर अधिराज अनन्त ईश्वर नित्यानन्द-महाप्रभु शेष महीधर ॥ ९६ ॥

vaiṣṇavera adhirāja ananta īśvara nityānanda-mahāprabhu śeṣa mahīdhara || 96 ||

vaisnavera adhiraja ananta isvara nityananda-mahaprabhu sesa mahidhara (96)

English translation:

(96) Lord Nityānanda is Ananta Śeṣa, the supreme controller, the maintainer of all the universes, and the king of the Vaiṣṇavas.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

Lord Ananta is described in the Matsya Purāṇa (2.48.37) as follows:

yasmād brahmādayo devā munayaś cogra-tejas aḥna te ‘stam adhigacchanti tenānantas tvam ucyase

“Since the demigods such as Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva and the powerful effulgent sages could not reach the end of Your glories, therefore, O Lord, You are known as Ananta.” In Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (1.18.19) it is stated as follows:

yo ‘nanta-śaktir bhagavān ananto mahad-guṇatvād yam anantam āhuḥ

“The Personality of Godhead, unlimited in potency and transcendental by attributes, is called Ananta.” In Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (4.30.31) it is stated as follows:

na hy antas tvad-vibhūtīnāṃ so ‘nanta iti gīyase

“Because there is no end to Your opulences, You are celebrated by the name Ananta.” In the Ṛg Veda it is stated:

ananta-śaktiḥ paramo ananta-vīryaḥ so ‘nantaḥ

“He who possesses unlimited energies, who is the supreme controller of all controllers, and who possesses unlimited strength is known as Ananta.”