12 Holy Names of Lord Nityananda
By Shrila Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya
Translated & Recited by His Holiness
Shri Shri Nityananda Chandrasya
Naama Dvadashaka Stotram
Twelve Beautiful Holy Names of the
Moonlike Lord Shri Nityananda Prabhu
Verse One
1} nityanando 2} avadhutendur, 3} vasudha-prana-vallabhah;
4} jahnavi-jivita-patih, 5} krishna-prema-pradah 6} prabhu.
1}- Nityananda : He Who is constantly the fresh personification and the ever-expanding embodiment of the eternal and supreme blissful mellows of Lord Gauranga-Krishna's pure unalloyed love.
2}- Avadhutendu : The transcendental Moon of the divine Madness of love completely untinged by His own material energy.
3}- Vasudha-prana-vallabhah : The most dear and beloved life-breath of Shrimati Vasudha-devi, the direct incarnation of Lord Balarama's wife Shrimati Varuni-devi.
4}- Jahnavi-jivita-pati : The eternal divine husband of Shrimati Jahnavi-devi (the incarnation of Lord Balarama's wife Shrimati Revati-devi) and the maintainer and sustainer of Her life and soul.
5]- Krishna-prema-pradah : He Who bestows pure, unalloyed and ecstatic love for Lord Krishna's Holy Name, Form, Pastimes and Lotus Feet.
6}- Prabhu : The Supreme Lord and Master of all the devotees and all souls in the spiritual and material creation.
Verse Two:
7} padmavati-sutah 8} shriman, 9} saci-nandana-purvajah;
10} bhavonmatto 11} jagat-trata, 12} rakta-gaura-kalevarah.
7}- Padmavati-suta : The most beloved darling and divine son of Shrimati Padmavati-devi.
8}- Shriman : He is of splendrous transcendental majesty and He is the eternal Husband and Consort of the Goddess of Fortune.
9}- Saci-nandana-purvaja : The most beloved elder brother of the Supreme Lord Gauranga, the divine son of mother Shachi.
10}- Bhavonmatta : He Whose bodily form is continuously maddened and inundated with overwhelming ecstatic emotions of pure love.
11}- Jagat-trata : The saviour of the whole creation including the spiritual and material worlds.
12}- Rakta-gaura-kalevara : He Whose divine bodily complexion and radiance is golden tinged with red.
Patha Mahatmya
Glories of Reciting These Twelve
Holy Names of Lord Nityananda
By Shrila Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya
Verse Three
shri nityaananda chandrasya naama-dvaadashakam shubham
ya idam pratyaham praatah praty utthaaya pathen narah
"That most fortunate person who recites these twelve most auspicious Holy names of the moonlike Lord Nityananda-chandra each and every day upon arising in the morning…
Verse 4
sa klesha-rahito bhutvaa praapnuyaat sva-mano-ratham
turnam chaitanya-devasya karunaa-bhaajanam bhavet
...such a person very quickly becomes free from all miseries, obstacles and difficulties in life and attains the fulfillment of all his or her most cherished and intimate desires in life. Very soon such a person becomes the object and recepient of the supremely causeless mercy and compassion of the Supreme Lord Gauranga-deva.''
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