Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami
From the book “Sri Vraja-maṇḍala-parikramā”:
Nīma-gaon was originally called Nirmañchana-gaon. Here, Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s mother and grandmother and the local gopīs worshipped (nirmañchana) Kṛṣṇa and kissed His face. Kṛṣṇa is more dear to these gopīs than their own sons and even their own life. This village is situated on the Govardhana–Varsānā highway, two miles west of Govardhana, and is where Śrī Nimbārkācārya performed bhajana. A temple of the Nimbarka sampradāya lies here, as well as a kuṇḍa. This is also a place of bhajana for the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas.
Rajashekhara Dasa
From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:
The Bhakti-ratnakara says that Raghava Pandita then showed Shrinivasa and Narottama the place known as Nima-grama while quoting this verse, “Then, after leaving Govardhana, the elderly gopis all worshiped Lord Krishna, who they considered dearer than their own life.” This is the place where Krishna came to rest after having lifted Govardhana Hill.
While Krishna was resting here, all the ladies of Vraja came to thank Him for saving them from the devastating flood sent by Indra. This group of Vrajavasi ladies included Krishna’s mother and grandmother, who were accompanied by all the elderly gopis as well some of the younger ones. After gathering at Nima Grama they worshiped Krishna and made offerings of sweets and other eatables, and then one after another the elderly gopis came forward and kissed Krishna’s head and His beautiful face. In the Vraja-vilasa-stava it says, “Considering Him dearer than their own lives and out of parental love, the elderly gopis worship even a drop of perspiration from Krishna’s lotus feet, and for a long time they kissed his head which is decorated with handsome locks of hair. I worship the dust from the feet of these gopis.” Because the elderly gopis worshiped Krishna by offering an arotika using precious jewels which is called a nirmanchana offering, this place became known as Nirmanchana Grama. In due course of time the name changed and became known as Nima Grama and then Nimgaon, or Neemgaon.
The famous Vaishnava saint Nimbarkacharya who established the Nimbarka sampradaya performed bhajana at this place.
Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh in the 12 th or 13th century, but the actual dates are lost in obscurity. He was formerly named Niyamananda and after initiation was known as Haripriya. It is said that his disciplic line originated from Narada Muni and the four Kumaras and is based upon the philosophy known as dvaitadvaita-vada; his commentary on the Vedanta Sutra is called Parijata Sourabh. Nimbarkacharya also personally worshiped a saligrama-shila named Shri Sarveshvara which is still being worshiped by his followers. Nimbarkacharya advocated Radha and Krishna to be the highest truth and ultimate object of surrender, and the main scripture followed by the Nimbarka sampradaya is the Gopala-tapani Upanisad.
