The Glories of Nityananda Prabhu
5.9
jagat mataya nitai premera malasate
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ki sukhe bhasila jiva gauracandera nate
dekhiya suniya pashandira buk phate
[All glories to Nityananda Prabhu!] Maddened by ecstatic love of Godhead, he overwhelmed the universe with ecstasy. He slapped his hands together like a warrior who is about to attack, and upon seeing this, the wicked Kali fled in terror, fearing for his life. All souls were drowned in happiness because of the dancing of Shri Gauranga [and Nityananda]. Seeing such dancing, or even hearing of it, melts the hearts even of great atheists. (Gitavali, Nagara-kirtana, 8)
5.10
jaya jaya nityananda, nityananda-rama
yaohara kripate painu vrindavana-dhama
jaya jaya nityananda, jaya kripa-maya
yaoha haite painu rupa-sanatanasraya
yaoha haite painu raghunatha-mahasaya
yaoha haite painu shri-svarupa-asraya
sanatana-kripaya painu bhaktira siddhanta
shri-rupa-kripaya painu bhakti-rasa-pranta
jaya jaya nityananda-caranaravinda
yaoha haite painu shri-radha-govinda
All glory, all glory to Lord Nityananda Balarama, by whose mercy I have attained shelter in the transcendental abode of Vrindavana. All glory, all glory to the merciful Lord Nityananda, by whose mercy I have attained shelter of Shri Rupa and Sanatana. By His mercy, I have attained the shelter of the great Shri Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, and by His mercy I have found the refuge of Shri Svarupa Damodara. By the mercy of Sanatana Gosvami I have learned the final conclusions of devotional service, and by the grace of Shri Rupa Gosvami I have tasted the highest nectar of devotional service. All glory, all glory to the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda, by whose mercy I have attained Shri Radha-Govinda. (Cc. Adi. 5.200-204)
Nityananda is the Savior of the Most Fallen
5.11
jagai madhai haite muni se papishtha
purishera kita haite muni se laghishtha
mora nama sune yei tara punya kshaya
mora nama laya yei tara papa haya
emana nirghrina more keba kripa kare
eka nityananda vinu jagat bhitare
preme matta nityananda kripa-avatara
uttama, adhama, kichu na kare vicara
ye age padaye, tare karaye nistara
ataeva nistarila mo-hena duracara
I am more sinful than Jagai and Madhai and even lower than the worms in stool. Anyone who hears my name loses the results of his pious activities. Whoever utters my name becomes sinful. Who in this world but Nityananda could show His mercy to such an abominable person as me? Because He is intoxicated by ecstatic love and is an incarnation of mercy, He does not distinguish between the good and the bad. He delivers all those who fall down before Him. Therefore He has delivered such a sinful and fallen person as me. (Cc. Adi 5.205-209)
Freedom from Anarthas and the Desire for Bhakti is Strengthened by the Mercy of Nitai
5.12
samsarera para hai' bhaktira sagare
ye dubibe se bhajuk nitai-candere
One who would cross over the ocean of material existence and swim in the bhakti ocean should worship the lotus feet of Nityananda. (Cb. Adi 1.77)
Nityananda is the Foremost Preacher
5.13
caitanyera adi-bhakta nityananda-raya
caitanyera yaso vaise yanhara jihvaya
aharnisa caitanyera katha prabhu kaya
tan're bhajile se caitanye bhakti haya
Lord Chaitanya's first and foremost devotee is Nityananda Raya. The glories of Lord Chaitanya are always on his tongue. Day and night Lord Nityananda speaks only of Lord Chaitanya. Whoever worships Him is a real devotee of Shri Chaitanya. (Cb. Adi 9.217-218)
Nityananda mad About Serving Shri Chaitanya
5.14
nityananda avadhuta sabate agala
caitanyera dasya-preme ha-ila pagala
Nityananda, the wandering mendicant, is the foremost of all the servants of Lord Chaitanya. He is like the gateway through which all service to Lord Chaitanya must pass. He became mad in the ecstasy of service to Lord Chaitanya. (Cc. Adi 6.48)
Those who Have no Faith that Gaura and Nitai
are Inseparable are Offenders and Atheists
5.15
dui bhai eka-tanu samana-prakasa
nityananda na mana, tomara habe sarva-nasa
ekete visvasa, anye na kara sammana
"ardha-kukkuti-nyaya" tomara pramana
These two brothers (Gaura and Nitai) are like one body; they are identical manifestations. If you do not believe in Lord Nityananda, you will fall down. If you have faith in one, but disrespect the other, your logic is like the logic of accepting half a hen. (Cc. Adi 5.175,176)
Faith in Gaura Without Nitai, or Nitai Without Gaura, is Flickering Faith and in Opposition to Pure Devotional Service
5.16
kimva, dooha na manina hao ta' pashanda
eke mani' are na mani, ei-mata bhanda
It would be better to be an atheist by slighting both brothers than a hypocrite by believing in one and slighting the other. (Cc. Adi 5.177)
MORE GLORIES
sankarsanah karana-toya-sayigarbhoda-sayi ca payobdhi-sayi
sesas ca yasyamsa-kalah sa nitya-nandakhya-ramah saranam
mamastu
"May Sri Nityananda Rama be the object of my
constant remembrance. Sankarsana, Mahavisnu, GarbhodaksayiVisnu, and
Ksirodaksayi Visnu, as well as Sesa are His expansions and the expansions of
His expansions." (Cc. Adi1.7)
mayatite vyapi-vaikuntha-lokepurnaisvarye
sri-catur-vyuha-madhye
rupam yasyodbhati sankarsanakhyamtam sri-nityananda-ramam
prapadye
"I surrender unto the lotus feet of Sri Nityananda
Rama,who is known as Sankarsana in the midst of the catur-vyuha. He has full
opulences and resides in Vaikunthaloka far beyond the material creation."
(Cc. Adi1.8)
maya-bhartajanda-sanghasrayangahsete saksat
karanambhodhi-madhye
yasyaikamsah sri-puman adi-devastam sri-nityananda-ramam
prapadye
"I offer my full obeisances unto the feet of Sri
Nityananda Rama, whose partial representation called Karanodakasayi Visnu, lying
on the Karana ocean, is the original Purusa, the master of the illusory energy
and the shelter of all the universes." (Cc. Adi 1.9)
yasyamsamsah srila-garbhoda-sayi yan-nabhy-abjam
loka-sanghata-nalam
loka-srastuh sutika-dhama dhatus tam sri-nityananda-ramam
prapadye
"I offer my full obeisances unto the feet of Sri
Nityananda Rama, a partial part of whom is Garbhodaksayi Visnu.From the navel of
Garbhodaksayi Visnu sprouts the lotus stem that is the birthplace of Brahma, the
engineer of the Universe. The stem of that lotus is the resting place of
themultitude of planets." (Cc. Adi 1.10)
yasyamsamsamsah paratmakhilanam posta visnur bhati
dugdhabdhi-sayi
ksauni-bharta yat-kala so 'py anantas tam
sri-nityananda-ramam prapadye
"I offer my full obeisances unto the feet of Sri
Nityananda Rama, whose secondary part is the Visnu lying in the ocean of milk.
That Ksirodaksayi Visnu is the Supersoul of all living entities and the
maintainer of all the universe.Sesa Naga is His further sub-part." (Cc.
Adi 1.11)
nityananda' balite hayakrsna-premodaya
aulaya sakala angaasru-ganga vaya
"Simply by talking of Nityananda Prabhu one awakens
his love for Krsna. Thus all his bodily limbs are agitated byecstasy, and tears
flow from his eyes like the waters of the Ganges." (Cc Adi 8.23)
bada guta nityananda eha avatare
caitanya dekhaya yare, se' dekhite pare
"In this incarnation Lord Nityananda is carefully
hidden.Only if Lord Caitanya Himself reveals Him can anyone see Lord
Nityananda." (C.Bhag. Madhya 3.171)
name nityananda tuni, rupe nityananda
ei tumi nityananda rama-murttimanta
"Your name is Nityananda. Your form is also
Nityananda,or full of eternal (nitya) bliss (ananda). You are Nityananda because
You are Lord Balarama personified." (C.Bhag.Madhya 12.18)
nityananda-parjyatana, bhojana, bebhara
nityananda bina kicchu nahika tomara
"With great bliss You wander here and there, You
eat,and You act in different ways. There is never a time when You are not
blissful." (C.Bhag. Madhya 12.9)
nityananda prasade se haya visnu-bhakti
janiha-krsnera nityananda purna-sakti
"By Lord Nityananda's mercy one attains devotion to Lord
Visnu (Krsna). Please know that Lord Nityananda has all the power of Lord
Krsna." (C.Bhag. Madhya12.26)
krsnera dvitya-nityananda bai nai
sangi, sakha, sayana, bhujana, bandhu, bhai
"Lord Nityananda is not different from Lord Krsna.
Lord Nityananda is Lord Krsna's associate, friend, couch,ornaments, and
kinsmen." (C.Bhag. Madhya 12.27)
bedera agamya nityananda carita
sarvajiva-janaka, raksaka, sarvamitra
"Even the Vedas cannot approach Lord
Nityananda's pastimes. Lord Nityananda is the father of all living entities. He
is their protector and their friend." (C.Bhag.Madhya 12.28)
ihara vyabhara saba krsnarasamaya
ihane sebile krsna-premabhakti haya
"His every action is filled with the nectar of love for
LordKrsna. By serving Lord Nityananda one attains pure love and devotion to Lord
Krsna." (C.Bhag. Madhya12.18-29)
bhakti kari' ihana kaupina bandha sire
mahayatma iha puja kara giya ghara
"Therefore with great devotion please tie around
your heads these pieces of Lord Nityananda's kaupina. Take them home and worship
them with care." (C.Bhag.Madhya 12.30)
prabhu bale-eha nityananda svarupere
se karaye bhakti-sraddha se kare amare
"One who has faith and devotion for Lord Nityananda
has faith and devotion for Me(Lord Caitanya) also." (C.Bhag.Madhya 12.55)
ihana carana-siva braksara vandita
ateava ihane kariha sabe prita
"Lord Siva and Lord Brahma bow down before
Lord Nityananda's feet. Therefore all of you should place your love in Lord
Nityananda's feet." (C.Bhag. Madhya 12.56)
nityananda avadhuta sabate agala
caitanyera dasya-preme ha-ila pagala
"Nityananda, the wandering mendicant, is the foremost
of all the servants of Lord Caitanya. He is the gateway through which all service
to Lord Caitanya must pass. He became mad in the ecstasy of service to Lord
Caitanya."(Cc. Adi 6.48)
samsarera para hai' bhaktira sagare
ye dubile se bhajuk nitai-candere
"One who would cross over the ocean of
material existence and swim in the bhakti ocean should worship the lotus feet of
Nityananda." (C.Bhag. Adi 1.77)
"Lord Nityananda alone possesses the distinctive function
of the guru. Nityananda is the servant of God, serving Gaurasundara by the
distinctive method of reverential servitude. He is identical with Sri Balarama
of Krishna-lila. Sri Balarama is not a chum of Krishna, but His respected elder
brother. Individual souls are under the direction of Nityananda. They receive
the service of Sri Gaurasundara or Krishna at His hands.
Nityananda is the ultimate source of the jiva and the jiva
is a potency of Nityananda. Nityananda and His companions form one of the five
groups of the associates of Lord Caitanya, whose distinctive function is that
of guru. But Nityananda does not directly instruct in the confidential service
of Krishna.
Srimati Radhika is the guru of the inner circle of the
servants of Krishna. Srimati Radharani however accepts the offering of service
of only those souls who are especially favored by Nityananda and are deemed by
Him to be fit for Her service. There is therefore a most intimate relationship
between the function of Nityananda and that of Srimati Radharani." (
Harmonist, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur)
Nityananda Prabhu requested everyone to serve Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu, chant His glories and utter His name. Nityananda Prabhu claimed that
person to be His life and soul who rendered devotional service unto Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu. In this way, Srila Nityananda Prabhu introduced the cult of Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu to everyone without discrimination. Even though thepeople
were fallen souls and blasphemers, they were delivered by this process."
(Cc. Madhya 29-30)
dui bhai eka-tanu----samana-prakasa
nityananda na mana, tomara habe sarva-nasa
"These two brothers(Gaura and Nitai) are like one
body;They are identical manifestations. If you do not believe in Lord
Nityananda, you will fall down." (Cc. Adi 5.175)
ara kabe nitai-cander koruna hoibe
samsara-basana mora kabe tuccha ha'be
"We are all asking about the mercy of Lord Nityananda.
Nityananda is supposed to be the original spiritual master, so we have to
approach Gauranga, Lord Caitanya, through the mercy of Lord Nityananda. What is
the symptom of a person who has achieved the causeless mercy of Lord
Nityananda? Narottama Dasa Thakur says that the symptom of one who has actually
received the causeless mercy of Lord Nityananda is that he has no more material
desire. Samsara-basana means 'desire for material enjoyment' and Narottama Dasa
wonders when it will become very insignificant. Of course as long as we have
bodies we have to accept so many material things, but not in the spirit of enjoyment,
but only to keep body and soul together." (Srila Prabhupada's purport to
Narottama Dasa Thakur's Lalasamayi Prarthana)
ha ha prabhu nityananda, premananda sukhi
krpabalokana koro ami boro duhki
"My dear Lord Nityananda, You are always joyful in spiritual
bliss. Since You always appear very happy, I have come to You because I am most
unhappy. If You kindly put your glance over me, I may also become happy."
(Narottama Dasa Thakur, Savarana-sri-gaura-pada-padme, from Prarthana)
dina hina patita pamara nahi bache
brahmar durlabha prema sabakare jace
"Lord Nityananda freely offered this exhalted
prema,which is difficult for Lord Brahma to attain, even to the fallen and
wretched souls who did not desire it." (Nitai Guna Mani---from the Caitanya
Mangala, by Locana dasaThakur)
nitayer karuna habe, braje radha-krsna pabe
"If you actually want to approach the association
of Radha-Krsna, you must achieve the mercy of Lord Nityananda first. When he is
merciful toward you, then you will be able to approach
Radha-Krsna."(Nitai-pada-kamala by Narottama dasa Thakur)
"When the devotee develops his love for Nityananda Prabhu,
he is freed from all attachment to the material world, and at that time he
becomes eligible to understand the Lord's pastimes in Vrndavana."
(SrilaPrabhupada-Cc. Adi 7.18 purport)
For reading the Glories of Lord Nityananda in detail, please refer to the 5th Chapter of the Adil Lila of Chaitanya Charitamrita. Click Here to read it online.
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