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By Gour Govinda Swami<\/strong><\/p>\n Nitai Guna-Mani amar<\/p>\n Srila Locana Dasa Thakura (1) (2) (3) (4) It is said that\u00a0Nityananda Prabhu is more merciful, more magnanimous, more munificent than Gauranga Mahaprabhu. So we are singing that song, nitai guna-mani amara, nitai guna mani…<\/p>\n 1. Srila Lochana Dasa Thakura says, \u201cNitai came to Gauda-desa with a flood of\u00a0krishna-prema, with a flood of love of Godhead.\u00a0He made the whole world inundated with that flood of\u00a0prema.\u201d DOYA KORO MORE NITAI<\/p>\n Srila Kanu Rama Dasa Thakura (1) So wonderfully merciful is Nityananda Prabhu, that we are singing that song by Kanu Rama Dasa, begging for Nityananda\u2019s mercy. Learn this song. It is a very nice song, doya koro more nitai, doya koro more…<\/p>\n 1. O Nityananda Prabhu, please shower your mercy on me. All\u00a0sadhus\u00a0say, \u201cYou are so merciful, You give the right destination to the fallen souls.\u201d NITAI AMAR DOYAR ABADHI<\/p>\n Srila Vrndavana Dasa Thakura (1) Translation by\u00a0 We observe the holy appearance day of Patita-Pavana, Sri Sri Prema-Data Nitai, Nityananda Thakura whose mercy is limitless. Limitless mercy. There is no limit to it. If any limit is there to mercy, Nitai\u2019s mercy is the last limit, doyar abadhi. Nitai amar doyar abadhi. Abadhi means limit. Nitai is the last limit of mercy. There is no limit to it. So can you get Nitai\u2019s mercy?<\/p>\n 1. O Brothers! Lord Nityananda is very, very merciful. Nitai\u2019s mercy is limitless, the last limit of mercy. He travels to all the villages and countries of the world and gives\u00a0prema-dhana.\u00a0He gives to one and all. AKRODHA PARAMANANDA NITYANANDA RAYA<\/p>\n Srila Locana Dasa Thakura (1) 1. Lord Nityananda Raya never gets angry. He is always in ecstasy, supreme bliss. He has no false ego. He wanders to every town and village in Nadia chanting Hare Krshna, dancing, and offering krishna-prema to everyone indiscriminately. hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare If they do not chant and shut the door, then He rolls there on the ground and cries! om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya sri-caitanya-mano-‘bhintam sthapitam yena bhu-tale vande ‘ham sri-guroh sri-yuta-pada-kamalam sri-gurun vaishnavams ca he krishna karuna-sindho dina-bandho jagat-pate tapta-kancana-gaurangi radhe vrndavanesvari namo maha-vadanyaya krishna-prema-pradaya te yad advaitam brahmopaninadi tad apy asya tanu-bha \u201cWhat the Upaninads describe as the impersonal Brahman is but the effulgence of His body, and the Lord known as the Supersoul is but His localized plenary portion. Lord Caitanya is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krshna Himself, full with six opulences. He is the Absolute Truth, and no other truth is greater than or equal to Him.\u201d (Caitanya-caritamrta adi-lila 2.5)<\/p>\n radha krishna-pranaya-vikrtir hladini saktir asmad The loving affairs of Sri Radha and Krshna are transcendental manifestations of the Lord\u2019s internal pleasure-giving potency. Although Radha and Krshna are one in Their identity, previously They separated Themselves. Now these two transcendental identities have again united, in the form of Sri Krshna Caitanya. I bow down to Him, who has manifested Himself with the sentiment and complexion of Srimati Radharani although He is Krshna Himself. (Caitanya-caritamrta adi-lila 1.5)<\/p>\n cirad adattam nija-gupta-vittam \u201cThe most munificent Supreme Personality of Godhead, known as Gaurakrishna, distributed to everyone \u2014 even the lowest of men \u2014 His own confidential treasury in the form of the nectar of love of Himself and the holy name. This was never given to the people at any time before. I therefore offer my respectful obeisances unto Him.\u201d (Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila 23.1)<\/p>\n gaurah sac-caritamrtamrta-nidhih gauram sadaiva-stuve \u201cI pray to Sriman Gauranga Mahaprabhu whose ecstatic transcendental pastimes are like a river of nectar. Gaura has given the path of confidential devotional service. I will completely surrender to Gaura. Is there anyone more merciful than Gaura? I will become a servant of Gaura. I shall preach the glory of Gaura. May my Lord Gaura protect me.\u201d (Gauranga-virudavali by Srila Raghunandana Gosvami)<\/p>\n sri-krishna-caitanya prabhu-nityananda I offer my obeisances to Sri Krshna Caitanya, Prabhu Nityananda, Sri Advaita, Gadadhara, Srivasa and all others in the line of devotion.<\/p>\n hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare ananda-lila-maya-vigrahaya tasmai maha-prema-rasa-pradaya O Sri Caitanya-candra, I offer You my repeated obeisances. You are the personification of Krshna’s blissful pastimes, and You are extraordinarily beautiful, having a dazzling golden luster. You have awarded to the people of the world the topmost mellows of ecstatic love for Krshna. (Sri Caitanya-candramrta, text 11)<\/p>\n Sri-Nityanandantakam sarac-candra-bhrantim sphurad-amala-kantim gaja-gatim This is Sri Nityanandantakam, eight verses written by Vrndavana Das Thakura in glorification of Sriman Nityananda Prabhu. The first verse says, \u201cThe lotus face of Sri Nityananda Prabhu looks cooling like an autumnal moon. Not only like that; it is even more than that. The beauty of Nityananda Prabhu\u2019s face excels the beauty of an autumnal moon. His whole bodily beauty is also very, very wonderful; you cannot compare it to any other beauty. Nityananda Prabhu is like a mad elephant, and His movements are always very, very slow \u2014 mrdu-manthara. Nityananda Prabhu is always in an ecstatic mood of krishna-prema. <\/p>\n Therefore we sing that song, brahmara durlabha prema sabakare jache [by Locana dasa Thakura]. Patita-pamara nahi bache, He never discriminates between patitas and pamaras. Indiscriminately He offers prema, krishna-prema, which is very rare and even on the part of Lord Brahma very difficult to get. Uttama adhama kichu na koilo bicara, He never discriminates whether someone is uttama or adhama; He indiscriminately gives krishna-prema. <\/p>\n prema-dane jagatjanera mano kaila sukhi \u201cIndiscriminately He gives prema to one and all. By giving krishna-prema indiscriminately He makes every one happy, but me. He doesn\u2019t give it to me. You are such merciful Thakura, but why am I unhappy? Why?\u201d <\/p>\n akrodha paramananda nityananda raya He never gets angry: akrodha. He is paramananda, always in supreme bliss. No sulkiness, abhimana. He\u2019s callous of what people say. In most streets of the towns and villages He offers krishna-prema indiscriminately.<\/p>\n adhama patita jivera dvare dvare giya He goes to every doorstep, to those who are very, very distressed, degraded and fallen, and gives them prema.<\/p>\n hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare jare dekhe tare kahe dante trna kari Whomever He meets, catching straw in between His teeth, He requests: \u201cO bhai, O brother! Please do the bhajan of Gaurahari and purchase Me! Purchase Me!<\/p>\n eta bali nityananda bhume pari jay Saying this He rolls on the ground in the dust. It looks like a golden mountain is rolling in the dust. Such is Nityananda. Whose body is transcendental, visuddha-sattva, with an always-smiling face, sahasya bodhana, and eyes that are rapidly moving, to and fro. He has a cane in his hand, and by the beating of that cane He completely destroys the reactions of Kali-yuga, kali-kala-nasa. Who is like the root of krishna-bhakti kalpataru. I pay my obeisances to that Nityananda. <\/p>\n rasanam agaram svajana-gana-sarvasvam atulam That Nityananda Prabhu is the reservoir of all mellows. He is like the life and soul of all the devotees. Nobody can be compared to Him in the three planetary systems. Who is much more dear to one and all. Who is the beloved husband of Sri Vasudha and Jahnava. Who is always in an ecstatic mood of love, like a mad man, intoxicated with the mellow of love, krishna-prema. Evil minded persons cannot understand Him, who is the very root of the krishna-bhakti kalpavrkna. I pay my obeisances to that Nityananda Prabhu, and I do bhajana of that Nityananda Prabhu.<\/p>\n saci-sunu-prentham nikhila-jagad-intam sukha-mayam He is an embodiment of supreme happiness and blissfulness. There is no limit to His mercy. He is so merciful to the people of Kali-yuga; those who are most degraded and fallen. Who is always busy in chanting and doing hari-sankirtana,<\/p>\n hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare Thereby He\u2019s destroying the pride of this dreadful ocean of materialistic existence. In other words He\u2019s showing a very easy way of crossing this dreadful ocean of materialistic existence only by chanting hari-nama. That Nityananda, who is the root of the bhakti-lata, bhakti creeper, He is my bhajaniya. I do my bhajana to that Nityananda Prabhu. I pay my obeisances to Him.<\/p>\n aye bhratar ninam kali-kaluninam kim nu bhavita That Nityananda Prabhu tells Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu: \u201cO My brother, what will be the fate of these people of Kali-yuga? Please, show them a way for deliverance, so that they can approach Your lotus feet, obtain Your lotus feet, and be always in touch with Sriman Mahaprabhu.\u201d To that Nityananda Prabhu I pay my obeisances, and to that Nityananda Prabhu I do my bhajana.<\/p>\n yathentham re bhratah kuru hari-hari-dhvanam anisam That Nityananda Prabhu goes to every doorstep and tells them, \u201cO my brothers, all of you, always engage yourselves in chanting harinama; hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare, hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare. If you do this, you must very easily cross over this dreadful ocean of materialistic existence and I remain a surety for it, for you.\u201d He says, \u201csurety\u201d. Surety, guaranteed, I certify it. I tell you.\u201d balat samsarambhonidhi-harana-kumbhodbhavam aho That Nityananda Prabhu very easily destroys the sinful reactions of the most sinful and degraded people of Kali-yuga, kali-atma-jiva. He is also very, very dear to the devotees. He is always busy doing good to the devotees. He has arisen like a cooling moon, Who is as cool as crores of moons, koti-candra susitala. He is also like the sun Who dispels the darkness of the ignorant fools; the darkness arisen out of sinful activities. He is like a sun for them, because He destroys the sinful reactions of all sinful persons, rascals. To that Nityananda who is the root of the bhakti kalpalata, I pay my obeisances and I do my bhajana to that Nityananda Prabhu.<\/p>\n natantam gayantam harim anuvadantam pathi pathi He\u2019s always dancing, and engaged in harinama-sankirtana. He always casts a merciful glance over His dear devotees. In this way He is always moving in the streets of all the towns, cities and villages. He always casts His merciful glance over the devotees, sadhus. To that Nityananda Prabhu, Who is the root of bhakti-kalpa-vrkna, the bhakti tree, I pay my obeisances. I do the bhajana of that Nityananda. <\/p>\n su-bibhranam bhratuh kara-sarasijam komalataram That Nityananda always moves with Gauranga Mahaprabhu, holding His very soft lotus-like palm and Who always looks at the lotus-like face of Gauracandra and becomes ecstatic, blissful. Who always makes the people of the towns, cities and villages happy and blissful by His chanting of the harinama maha-mantra, by doing hari-kirtana. To that Nityananda, Who is the root of the bhakti-kalpa-lata, I pay my obeisances. I do the bhajana of that Nityananda.<\/p>\n rasanam adharam rasika-vara-sad-vaishnava-dhanam Vrndavana Das Thakura says that those who daily read and recite this Nityanandantakam of Nityananda Prabhu will get Nityananda Prabhu\u2019s mercy and His lotus feet will be revealed to him, which is very rare. Then that Nityananda Prabhu, who is the life and soul of rasika-bhaktas, the reservoir of all mellows, the essence of all the universes, tri-jagat, the three planetary systems, and by whose remembrance the sinful reactions of the sinful persons are destroyed, will give bhakti-rasa. <\/p>\n Jaya Sri Nityananda Prabhu ki jaya ! Nityananda and Banka Raya <\/p>\n Nityananda Prabhu\u2019s father\u2019s name was Sri Hadai Ojha, and His mother\u2019s name was Padmavati. After Nityananda Prabhu, Padmavati gave birth to another son, whom they called Banka Raya. The two brothers, Nityananda and Banka Raya, took birth in the village of Ekacakra. Close to that village flows the Yamuna-nadi River. In Their boyhood days, Nityananda and Banka Raya played with Their friends on the bank of the river and performed various lilas there, krishna-lila and rama-lila. The Big Snake from Dvapara-yuga<\/p>\n The two brothers went to the village called Mayuresvara, which was the village of Their maternal grand-father. Close to the village there was a jungle. Once, when these two brothers were about to enter that jungle, two villagers debarred Them, \u201cHey, don\u2019t go to that jungle. There is a very big poisonous snake that devours everyone who goes there. No one returns. Please don\u2019t go.\u201d Nityananda Prabhu did not listen to them and They both entered that jungle. The Pandavas in Ekacakra <\/p>\n The big snake said, \u201cIn Dvapara-yuga, after staying in the house of lac, the Panca Pandavas were wandering in disguise as brahmanas, begging alms from village to village. They met Vyasadeva in this Ekacakra village and Vyasadeva told them to stay in the house of one brahmana named Vedasrava. Although, that brahmana was very poor, and would everyday go out to beg for alms, he spared half of his house for the Pandavas to live with their mother Kunti. Everyday four of the five brothers would go out begging for alms, and one brother would remain with Kuntidevi. In this way they would take turns. <\/p>\n The Demon Bakasura<\/p>\n One day, when it was the turn of Bhimasena, Kuntidevi heard that the brahmani of the house was crying. She went to see her and asked, \u201cWhy are you crying?\u201d The brahmani said, \u201cThere is one demon who lives very close by, only four, or five miles away. His name is Bakasura. That demon would come every day to this village and indiscriminately kill many animals and human beings. So once all the villagers assembled, had a meeting, and made a decision. They requested the demon not to come every day, \u201cWe\u2019ll send every day one human being, one cart load of anna, rice and cake, pitha, and two buffaloes for you to eat. Then there is no need for you to come here and disturb us.\u201d Bhima Kills the Demon<\/p>\n So that day it was the turn of the brahmana Vedasrava. Arjuna\u2019s Snake Arrow <\/p>\n In the meantime, Arjuna returned and saw that his brother Bhima was not there. So he asked Mother Kunti, \u201cWhere is Bhima?\u201d Mother Kunti told him everything, and how Bhima had gone to Bakasura. Arjuna thought, \u201cOh, brother Bhima has gone alone, he must be fighting with that demon; he must be facing some trouble. So Arjuna said to Mother Kunti, \u201cMother, I am going to help Bhima. Please stay here in the brahmana\u2019s house.\u201d Nityananda Prabhu Has Only One Earring<\/p>\n Nityananda Prabhu then said to the cobra, \u201cAlright, stay here inside this hole. Don\u2019t come out and don\u2019t devour anyone.\u201d He was devouring innocent human beings. The cobra said, \u201cHow can I survive? What shall I eat?\u201d Nityananda Prabhu said, \u201cPeople will come and worship you and offer food to you, bhoga, and you can eat that. Don\u2019t devour any human beings, animals, or any other creature. Stay inside this hole, and don\u2019t come out of the hole.\u201d Banka Raya Disappeared<\/p>\n There is also one pastime of Banka Raya, of which I will give you a summary. Once, Banka Raya was overseeing the cultivation of some land. It was a big property of about five or ten hectares of cultivated land, with many weeds. Some labourers were engaged in pulling out the weeds. Around midday Banka Raya said to them, \u201cAlright, you must be hungry now, go home, eat, take some rest and then come back to finish the work.\u201d After all the labourers had left for their houses, Banka Raya Himself uprooted all the weeds of the whole five hectares within one hour, something that these 50 waged labourers couldn\u2019t have done. Nityananda Prabhu Carved the Murti of Bankim Deva<\/p>\n When His mother and the villagers started crying, they heard an aerial voice, \u201cYou cannot see me any longer, but this coming Ekadasi, you\u2019ll find Me floating on the Yamuna River in the form of a log of wood. Pick that log up and worship Me.\u201d So that is what happened; on that Ekadasi day at that place, which is now known as Kadamba-khandi, some villagers saw a log of wood floating on the Yamuna River. Nityananda Prabhu Himself lifted that log of wood up and carved a murti of Bankabihari, Krshna. Nityananda Prabhu named the murti Bankim Deva, and He installed that murti. Now there is a temple for that vigraha and on every Nityananda trayodasi day, the Appearance Day of Nityananda Prabhu, a big fair is held in front of that temple. It is said that when Nityananda Prabhu disappeared, He entered into that vigraha. These are only some of the pastimes, but there are many more. <\/p>\n Jaya patita-pavana maha adbhuta karuna maya karunika vigraha Sri Sri Nityananda Prabhu ki jaya! The two brothers went to the village called Mayuresvara, which was the village of Their maternal grand-father. Close to the village there was a jungle. Once, when these two brothers were about to enter that jungle, two villagers debarred Them, \u201cHey, don\u2019t go to that jungle. There is a very big poisonous snake that devours everyone who goes there. No one returns. Please don\u2019t go.\u201d Nityananda Prabhu did not listen to them and They both entered that jungle. That big poisonous snake was staying under a tamala tree, and as soon as these two brothers entered the jungle it came out, raising his hood and hissing. Nityananda Prabhu was not afraid at all, rather He raised His hand and said, \u201cEh! Oh, wicked fellow! Dunta, stay there! Stay there! Don\u2019t come forward!\u201d The snake stopped. \u201cWhy are you killing and devouring innocent people?\u201d Nityananda Prabhu is Nagaraja, the king of all snakes, Anantadev Naga, so when He told the snake to stop, he stopped. Then He continued and asked, \u201cWhy are you doing this?\u201d Then the snake related his history from Dvapara-yuga. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24550"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96711,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24550\/revisions\/96711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nSri Caitanya Mangala
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\n\u201cMy Lord Nityananda is the Jewel of all Transcendental Qualities\u201d<\/p>\n
\nnitai guna-mani amar, nitai guna-mani
\naniya premer banya bhasailo avani<\/p>\n
\npremer banya loiya nitai aila gauda-dese
\ndubilo bhakata-gana dina hina bhase<\/p>\n
\ndina hina patita pamara nahi bachhe
\nbrahmar durlabha prema sabakare jache<\/p>\n
\nabaddha karuna-sindhu nitai katiya muhan
\nghare ghare bule prema-amiyar ban
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\nlochan bole hena nitai jeba na bhajilo
\njaniya suniya sei atma-ghati hoilo
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\nSri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja
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\n2. And with that flood, He came and inundated the whole land.\u00a0Dubilo bhakata-gana dina hina bhase,\u00a0those who are\u00a0bhaktas,\u00a0devotees they all drowned, they all blissfully drowned in that\u00a0premer banya. But the\u00a0dina hina,\u00a0the fallen souls they floated, they floated!
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\n3. Nityananda Prabhu offers this pure love of Godhead, indiscriminately. It is pure love of Krshna that is rarely obtained. He distributes this\u00a0prema\u00a0with two hands! Two hands! He never discriminates whether one is\u00a0patita\u00a0or\u00a0pamara, most degraded, qualified or not qualified.\u00a0Brahmar durlabha prema,\u00a0it is very difficult even on the part of Brahma to get this\u00a0prema, but Nitai gives it indiscriminately.
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\n4. That\u00a0prema\u00a0is\u00a0sindhu, like an ocean; karuna-sindhu,\u00a0an ocean of mercy. It is said that Nitai broke down the strong embankment of that ocean of love. He completely devastated that dam. That ocean of love is an unlimited ocean. So then a flood came, it rushed in! It was a heavy rush that flooded into every home,\u00a0ghare ghare bule prema-amiyar ban,\u00a0and inundated the whole world.
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\n5. Srila Locan Dasa Thakura says, \u201cHe is an unfortunate fellow who doesn\u2019t take shelter of Nitai and does not do the\u00a0bhajana\u00a0of Nityananda Prabhu, not begging for the mercy of Nitai. He willingly commits self-suicide,\u00a0atma-ghati hoilo.<\/p>\n
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\n\u201cPlease be Merciful to Me, Lord Nityananda!\u201d<\/p>\n
\ndoya koro more nitai, doya koro more
\nagatira gati nitai sadhu loke bole
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\njaya prema bhakti data-pataka tomara
\nuttama adhama kichhu na kaila bichara
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\nprema dane jagajaner mana kaila sukhi
\ntumi hena doyara thakura ami kene dukhi
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\nkanu rama dasa bole ki boliba ami
\ne bada bharasa more kuler thakura tumi
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\nSri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja<\/p>\n
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\n2. Lord Nityananda has a flag. That flag gives\u00a0prema-bhakti.\u00a0He never discriminates whether one is\u00a0uttama\u00a0or\u00a0adhama, most elevated or most degraded. He gives\u00a0prema-bhakti\u00a0to one and all.
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\n3. Nityananda Prabhu gives\u00a0prema\u00a0to one and all and makes the whole world happy. You are such a merciful Thakura, why am I so unhappy?
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\n4. Kanu Rama Dasa says, \u201cWhat more shall I say? O Lord Nityananda, You are the Lord of our line,\u00a0parampara. So this is a great hope for me that You are such a merciful Lord there for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\n\u201cLord Nityananda is the Last Limit of Mercy\u201d<\/p>\n
\nare bhai! nitai amar doyar abadhi!
\njivere karuna kori,\u2019 dese dese phiri\u2019 phiri\u2019
\nprema-dhana jache nirabadhi
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\n(2)
\nadwaitera sange ranga, dharane na jaya anga,
\ngora-preme gada tanu khani
\ndhuliya dhuliya chale, bahu tuli\u2019 hari bole,
\ndu-nayane bahe nitaiera pani
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\nkapale tilaka sobhe, kutila-kuntala-lole
\ngunjara antuni chuda tay
\nkesari jiniya kati, kati tate niladhati
\nbajana nupura ranga pay
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\n(4)
\nbhubana-mohana besa! majaila sava desa!
\nrasa bese atta atta hasa!
\nprabhu mora nityananda kevala ananda-kanda
\nguna gaya vrndavana dasa
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\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nSri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja<\/p>\n
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\n2. He is always cutting jokes with Advaita Acarya. His whole body is made up of the love of Gauranga Mahaprabhu. He is always intoxicated with\u00a0prema-rasa. An intoxicated person cannot walk. How does He walk? Like that! \u2013dhuliya dhuliya chale. Always raising His arms and saying,\u00a0Hari bol! Hari bol! Hari bol!\u00a0And He always sheds tears from His two lotus eyes.
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\n3. Nice\u00a0tilaka\u00a0is there on His forehead and curling hairs are there decorating, looking very nice. His hair is bound up with that red\u00a0gunja\u00a0on the head. His waist is like that of a lion\u2019s and a blue belt is there. His feet look red \u2013\u00a0ranga pay. And He has put on\u00a0nupura, a tinkling, tinkling sound is always there.
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\n4. His whole form, whole demeanor, and features are all very beautiful. The whole world is enchanted by that beauty. He is always intoxicated in that\u00a0prema-rasa;\u00a0always smiling and laughing, \u201cHaa! Haa! Haa! Haa! Haa!\u201d Like that! \u2013Atta atta hasa!\u00a0Such is Nityananda Rama. Vrndavan Dasa Thakura says, \u201cThat Nityananda Prabhu is my Prabhu. He is only full of pleasure, nothing else.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nSri Caitanya Mangala
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\n\u201cLord Nityananda Never Gets Angry\u201d<\/p>\n
\nakrodha paramananda nityananda raya
\nabhimana sunya nitai nagare bedaya
\n\u00a0
\n(2)
\nadhama patita jiver dware dware giya
\nharinama maha mantra dena bilaiya
\n\u00a0
\n(3)
\njare dekhe tare kahe dante trna dhori\u2019
\namare kiniya laha bhaja gaurahari
\n\u00a0
\n(4)
\neta boli\u2019 nityananda bhume gadi jaya
\nsonara parvata jena dhulate lotaya
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\n(5)
\nhena avatare jar rati na janmilo
\nlochana bole sei papi ela ar gelo<\/p>\n
\n2. Sri Nitai goes to every doorstep and knocks on the doors of those who are very much distressed, degraded and fallen and gives them krishna-prema. He says, \u201cPlease Chant! Please Chant!\u201d <\/p>\n
\nhare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare<\/p>\n
\n3. Whomever He meets, catching a straw between His teeth, He begs, \u201cO Brothers! Please do the bhajana of Sri Gaurahari and purchase Me, purchase Me, purchase Me.\u201d
\n4. Saying this, Lord Nityananda rolls on the ground in the dust, cries, and sheds tears, looking like a mountain of gold rolling on the ground.
\n5. Lord Nityananda is such a merciful incarnation. If someone doesn\u2019t develop love for such an incarnation as Sri Nityananda-Rama, Locana says, \u201cSuch a sinful person wastes his life, remains in the cycle of birth and death, and cannot be delivered.\u201d<\/p>\n
\ncaknur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah<\/p>\n
\nsvayam rupah kada mahyam dadati sva-padantikam<\/p>\n
\nsri-rupam sagrajatam saha-gana-raghunathanvitam tam sa-jivam
\nsadvaitam savadhutam parijana-sahitam krishna-caitanya-devam
\nsri-radha-krishna-padan saha-gana-lalita-sri-visakhanvitams ca<\/p>\n
\ngopesa gopika-kanta radha-kanta namo ‘stu te<\/p>\n
\nvrnabhanu-sute devi pranamami hari-priye<\/p>\n
\nkrishnaya krishna-caitanya-namne gaura-tvine namah<\/p>\n
\nya atmantar-yami puruna iti so \u2019syamsa-vibhavah
\nnad-aisvaryaih purno ya iha bhagavan sa svayam ayam
\nna caitanyat krishnaj jagati para-tattvam param iha<\/p>\n
\nekatmanav api bhuvi pura deha-bhedam gatau tau
\ncaitanyakhyam prakatam adhuna tad-dvayam caikyam aptam
\nradha-bhava-dyuti-suvalitam naumi krishna-svarupam<\/p>\n
\nsva-prema-namamrtam aty-udarah
\na-pamaram yo vitatara gaurah
\nkrshno janebhyas tam aham prapadye<\/p>\n
\ngaurena prathitam rahasya-bhajanam gauraya sarvam dade
\ngauradasti krpalu-ratra na paro gaurasya bhrityo bhavam
\ngaure gauravamacarami bhagavan gaura-prabho rakna mam<\/p>\n
\nsri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda<\/p>\n
\nhare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare<\/p>\n
\nhemabha-divyac-chavi-sundaraya<\/p>\n
\ncaitanya-candraya namo namas te<\/p>\n
\nSrila Vrndavana dasa Thakura<\/p>\n
\nhari-premonmattam dhrta-parama-sattvam smita-mukham
\nsadaghurnan-netram kara-kalita-vetram kali-bhidam
\nbhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi<\/p>\n
\ntumi eno doyara thakura ami kene duhkhi
\n(Doya Koro Nitai by Kanurama dasa Thakura) <\/p>\n
\nabhimana-sunya nitai nagare beray
\n(by Locana dasa Thakura)<\/p>\n
\nharinama mahamantra dena bilaiya
\n(by Locana dasa Thakura)<\/p>\n
\nhare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare<\/p>\n
\namare kiniya laha bhaja gaura-hari
\n(by Locana dasa Thakura)<\/p>\n
\nsonara parvata jena dhulate lotay
\n(by Locana dasa Thakura)<\/p>\n
\ntadiyaika-prana-pramita-vasudha-jahnava-patim
\nsada-premonmadam param aviditam manda-manasam
\nbhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi<\/p>\n
\nkalau majjaj-jivoddharana-karanoddama-karunam
\nharer akhyanad va bhava-jaladhi-garvonnati-haram
\nbhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi<\/p>\n
\nhare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare<\/p>\n
\ntatha prayascittam racaya yad-anayasata ime
\nvrajanti tvam ittham saha bhagavata mantrayati yo
\nbhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi<\/p>\n
\ntato vah samsarambudhi-tarana-dayo mayi laget
\nidam bahu-sphotair atati ratayan yah pratigrham
\nbhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi<\/p>\n
\nTo that Nityananda, who is the root of the bhakti creeper, I pay my obeisances and I do the bhajana of that Nityananda Prabhu.<\/p>\n
\nsatam sreyah-sindhushnati-kumuda-bandhum samuditam
\nkhala-sreni-sphurjit-timira-hara-surya-prabham aham
\nbhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi<\/p>\n
\nvrajantam pasyantam svam api na dayantam jana-ganam
\nprakurvantam santam sa-karuna-drg-antam prakalanad
\nbhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi<\/p>\n
\nmitho vaktralokocchalita-paramananda-hrdayam
\nbhramantam madhuryair ahaha madayantam pura-janan
\nbhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi<\/p>\n
\nrasagaram saram patita-tati-taram smaranatah
\nparam nityanandantakam idam apurvam pathati yah
\ntad-anghri-dvandvabjam sphuratu nitaram tasya hrdaye<\/p>\n
\nPatita pavana Sri Nitaicand ki jaya !
\nPatita udhara Sri Nityananda Prabhu ki jaya !<\/p>\n
\nBanka means curved in three places, tri-bhangi. So Banka refers to Krshna, Raya to Radharani and when both are combined They are Banka Raya, Gauranga. Krshna and Radha combined is Gauranga. That is the meaning of Banka Raya. <\/p>\n
\nThat big poisonous snake was staying under a tamala tree, and as soon as these two brothers entered the jungle it came out, raising his hood and hissing. Nityananda Prabhu was not afraid at all, rather He raised His hand and said, \u201cEh! Oh, wicked fellow! Dunta, stay there! Stay there! Don\u2019t come forward!\u201d The snake stopped. \u201cWhy are you killing and devouring innocent people?\u201d Nityananda Prabhu is Nagaraja, the king of all snakes, Anantadev Naga, so when He told the snake to stop, he stopped. Then He continued and asked, \u201cWhy are you doing this?\u201d Then the snake related his history from Dvapara-yuga. <\/p>\n
\nThe demon became very happy, \u201cYes, very good! Why shall I come if you send food every day?\u2019 So they would take turns; today is your turn, the next day his turn, and the day after it was the turn of someone else. In this way, every householder had a turn. It was a very big village, as some villages were clustered together and each householder\u2019s turn would come once in every thirty-three years, two months, and twenty days. The village was that big, with so many people. <\/p>\n
\nThe day before a drummer, while beating his drum, had proclaimed, \u201cTomorrow it will be Vedasrava\u2019s turn.\u201d There were only four persons in the poor brahmana\u2019s family: Vedasrava the brahmana, his wife Umadevi, a ten year old son Vidyadhara, and their eight years old daughter, Bhanumati.
\nThey arranged two buffaloes, one cart with a load of anna, rice, and pitha, cake. Then the question arose, \u201cWho will go to bring the food to Bakasura?\u201d Vedasrava said: \u201cI will go.\u201d Then his son, the ten year old boy, said, \u201cNo, no, father, you don\u2019t go, I will go.\u201d When the son said that, the brahmani started crying. So when Kuntidevi ran there and asked why she was crying, the brahmani told her all this.
\nThen Kuntidevi said, \u201cDon\u2019t cry. I have five sons. I\u2019ll spare one. You have only one son.\u201d Kuntidevi, knowing the strength of Bhima, said, \u201cI\u2019ll send Bhima. Bhima will kill the demon and then all villagers will be saved.\u201d
\nKuntidevi said, \u201cDear Bhima, go to that demon Bakasura. This brahman family is so kind to us by giving us shelter in times of distress. We should help them. They have only one son and that son has to go as food for Bakasura. They are crying now, so you should go.\u201d
\nBhima became very happy, \u201cYes, I will go!\u201d So Bhima left with that cartload of anna, rice and cake. While eating the anna and cake he was shouting, \u201cHey, demon Bakasura where are you? Come out! Come out!\u201d The demon came out and saw that someone was eating his food. He became angry and uprooted a big tree and threw it at Bhima. Bhima did the same; he also uprooted a big tree and threw it at the demon. There was a fierce battle between them. At the end Bhima killed that demon, ate everything, and returned with an empty cart. <\/p>\n
\nHe took his Gandiva bow and arrows and left. While he was on his way he thought, \u201cIt will take time to get there and my brother Bhima must be facing great trouble.\u201d Thinking like this he decided to shoot his naga-pasa-astra, his snake arrow. While shooting that snake arrow he said, \u201cOh naga.\u201d Naga means cobra. \u201cYou go and bind up that demon.\u201d
\nWhile he continued on his way, he met Bhima who was coming back. Bhima told him that the demon was already killed. Arjuna said, \u201cOh, but I have sent a naga, cobra. He must be wandering there now, and devouring everyone he meets. So I am going to settle him up.\u201d
\nSo Arjuna went there, saw that the cobra was moving about, and said, \u201cAlright you cobra, stay underneath this tamala tree here. You should not move anywhere else and don\u2019t harm anyone.\u201d Then that cobra said, \u201cHow can I survive? What shall I eat?\u201d Arjuna said, \u201cWhoever will come to this tamala tree, devour him, but don\u2019t go away from the tree. Don\u2019t devour anyone elsewhere.\u201d
\n\u201cSo from that day on, I am here. Whoever comes here I\u2019m devouring.\u201d That cobra related this story to Nityananda Prabhu. <\/p>\n
\nWhile saying this Nityananda Prabhu took one of His golden earrings out of His ear, and put it on the mouth of the hole. From that day Nityananda Prabhu or Balarama or Baladeva has only one kundala, earring, eka kundala, not two. That kundala has gradually turned into a big block of stone, and a very nice temple is built over it. It is a holy place now, known as kundali-tala, or kundali damana and many people are going there to offer worship and bhoga to that cobra, naga.
\nThese are some of the childhood pastimes of Nityananda Prabhu and there are so many more.<\/p>\n
\nWhen the labourers saw these wonderful activities of Banka Raya, they went to Banka Raya\u2019s father and said, \u201cPandita Ajna, your younger son Banka Raya told us to go back home, and take food and then He Himself pulled out all the weeds within one hour; it\u2019s so wonderful. All the weeds are still there in several big mounds. Upon hearing this, all the villagers went to see this wonderful activity. His father and mother Padmavati also went, but they couldn\u2019t see Him anywhere; Banka Raya had disappeared. <\/p>\n
\nSri Nityananda patita-pavana Sri Sri Nityananda Prabhu ki jaya!
\nKali kalmasana adbhuta doyal karunika patita-pavana Sri Sri Nityananda Prabhu ki jaya!
\nGaur-Nitai premanandi! Hari haribol!
\nGaur-Nitai premanandi! Hari haribol!
\nNitai-gaur premanandi Hari haribol!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"Hare](\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/VuxsgmY.jpg\")
By Gour Govinda Swami<\/strong><\/p>\n