Nectarean Glories of Sri Nityananda Prabhu PDF

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All glories to Çré Guru and Çré Gauräìga
The Nectarean Glories of

Çré Nityänanda Prabhu
Çré Çré Nityänanda
Mahimämåtam
The Divine Pastimes

of Çré Nityänanda Prabhu
compiled from lectures of
His Divine Grace

Çréla Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Dev-Goswämé Mahäräj
Accompanied by a compilation of Scriptural

verses, kérttans, and Sanskrit compositions
glorifying Lord Nityänanda Prabhu
Çré Chaitanya Säraswat Maöh

Nabadwép Dhäm
© 2009 Çré Chaitanya Säraswat Maöh
All rights reserved by:
The Sevaite-President-Ächäryya,
Çré Chaitanya Säraswat Maöh, Nabadwép
Founder Ächäryya:
His Divine Grace
Çréla Bhakti Rakñak Çrédhar Dev-Goswämé Mahäräj
Successor Sevaite-President-Ächäryya:
His Divine Grace
Çréla Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswämé Mahäraj
Printed February 2009 in India
First Printing: 1,000 copies
Compiled by: Kamal Kåñëa Däs

Edited by: Mahänanda Däs Bhakti Raïjan
Cover design by: Anukrishna Devé Däsé
Graphics by: Rajév Lochan Däs
Additional assistance by: Nåsiàha Chaitanya Däs,
Mänasa Kåñëa Däs
Published by:
Çré Chaitanya Säraswat Maöh,
Kolerganj,
Post Office: Nabadwép,
District: Nadia,
West Bengal, Pin 741302, India
Website:
http://scsmath.com
Contents
Foreword v
Çréman Nityänanda Dvädaçakam 1

by Çréla Bhakti Rakñak Çrédhar
The Divine Pastimes 9

of Çré Nityänanda Prabhu
by Çréla Bhakti Sundar Govinda
The Glories of Çré Nityänanda Prabhu 59

in the Scriptures
Manaù-Çikñä 70
by Çréla Narottam Däs Öhäkur
Nitäi Guëa Maëi 72
by Çréla Lochan Däs Öhäkur
Akrodha Paramänanda 73
Çré Äjïä-Öahal 74
by Çréla Bhaktivinod Öhäkur
Nitäi ämär dayär avadhi 76
by Çréla Våndävan Däs Öhäkur
Çré Çré Nityänandäñöakam 78
Publications and International Centres 83

v
Foreword
I first of all offer my obeisances to all the Vaiñëavas
aspiring to serve our beloved Spiritual Master, Oà
Viñëupäd Çréla Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswämé
Mahäräj. I then offer my obeisances at his lotus feet
holding in my heart the faith that he is Lord Nityänanda
Prabhu’s non-different manifestation mercifully
extending his shelter to the wayward souls of this world
such as my fallen self.
By the grace of Çré Nityänanda Prabhu, and the
inspiration of Çréla Govinda Mahäräj, this year’s
Nityänanda Trayodaçé festival marks the inauguration of
the newly constructed Çré Häòäi Paëòit Padmävaté-devé
Småti Kuïja of the Çré Chaitanya Säraswata Kåñëänuçélana
Saìgha in Bérchandrapur, West Bengal, the divine
appearance place of Lord Nityänanda Prabhu.
At the request of the devotees organising the
festivities this English edition of the Çré Çré Nityänanda
Mahimämåtam has been compiled for the satisfaction of
our Spiritual Master, the Vaiñëavas and all those who
aspire for the all-important mercy of Lord Nityänanda
Prabhu. Expanding upon the Maöh’s original publication
of the Çré Çré Nityänanda Mahimämåtam in Bengali
I have collected an English representation of its original
contents plus a novel compilation of Lord Nityänanda
Prabhu’s divine glories as they have been expressed
by his divine grace Çréla Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-
Goswämé Mahäräj. Moreoever, in an effort to represent the
ontological method of understanding Lord Nityänanda
Prabhu’s transcendental identity and Pastimes as taught
by Çréla Bhakti Rakñak Çrédhar Dev-Goswämé Mahäräj,
I have structured the compilation so as to draw attention
to a particular sequence of conceptualisation beginning
with spiritual revelation and culminating in loving
dispensation. To further this end, also included is a
summary study of the revealed Scriptures delineating
the essential truths about Lord Nityänanda Prabhu
according to the progression of thought stressed by Çréla
Bhakti Rakñak Çrédhar Dev-Goswämé Mahäräj in his
Çréman Nityänanda Dvädaçakam, and explained by Çréla
Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswämé Mahäräj. My hope
is that the attentive readers will imbibe this progressive,
faith-yielding understanding and thereby be moved to
invite Lord Nityänanda Prabhu’s profound grace and
super-excellent gift further into the core of their hearts.
As I present this offering I must plainly state that any
faults or unbecoming aspects of this presentation should
only be attributed to my inevitablely flawed efforts in
compilation, and need never give rise to disrepute for
the expressions of our divine guardians. Furthermore,
any and all redeeming quality and dedication-inspiring
beauty apreciated herein is surely to be considered the
exclusive property of our divine guardians, and all
honour must be offered to their self-revealing lotus feet.
In closing, I must appeal to His Divine Grace Çréla
Govinda Mahäräj for his mercy, his mercy being the only
capacity with which I have the potential to be successful
in my heart’s endeavour to please him. Moreoever,
I invoke the blessings of the Vaiñëavas and our revered
readers with whose goodwill my prayer for the grace of
our Spiritual Master may be enriched and realistically
realisable. May all be satisfied with this offering.
Humbly,
Kamal Kåñëa Däs
Çré Nityänanda Trayodaçé
February 2009
The newly constructed
‘Çré Häòäi Paëòit Padmävaté-devé Småti Kuïja’
in Çré Ekachakrä Dhäm (now known as Bérchandrapur).
Dedication
An essential collection of
expressions by our Çré Guru-varga
in glorification of Çré Nityänanda Prabhu.
Offered to the lotus hands of

on the occasion of the Inauguration
of his new ashram at Çré Ekachakrä Dhäm.
~Çré Nityänanda Trayodaçé, February 2009~
Oà Viñëupäd
Çréla Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswämé Mahäräj
Sevaite-President-Ächäryya of
çuddha bhakti prachärite tomä sama näi

akalaìka indu yena dayäla nitäi
There is no one like you to preach pure devotion.
O spotless moon, all-merciful like Lord Nityänanda.
Oà Viñëupäd
Çréla Bhakti Rakñak Çrédhar Dev-Goswämé Mahäräj
Founder-President-Ächäryya of
gaura-saìkérttana-räsa-rasera äçraya
“dayäla nitäi” näme nitya premamaya
In the Golden Lord’s saìkérttan dance you revel
ecstatically; “Dayäl Nitäi! Dayäl Nitäi!” you call so
ever lovingly.
Patita-Pävana Çré Nityänanda Prabhu
çré-nityänanda-chandraà patita-çaraëa-daà
gaura-daà taà bhaje ’ham
“I worship and adore with all my heart, the gracious
giver of Çré Gaura, the benevolent bestower of divine
shelter to the fallen souls—Çré Nityänandachandra.”
Twelve Prayers Glorifying
Lord Nityänanda Prabhu
Çréman Nityänanda Dvädaçakam
by Çréla Bhakti Rakñak Çrédhar
yo ’nanto ’nanta-vaktrair niravadhi hari-

saàkérttanaà saàvidhatte
yo vä dhatte dharitréà çirasi niravadhi
kñudra-dhülé kaëeva
yaù çeçaç-chatra-çayyäsana-vasana-vidhaiù
sevate te yad-arthäù
çré-nityänanda-chandraà bhaja bhaja satataà
gaura-kåñëa-pradaà tam
(1) O my heart! Please eternally serve the lotus feet of

that beautiful Çré Nityänandachandra who gives us
Gaura-Kåñëa. It is He—Nityänanda Prabhu—who in
the form of Anantadev perpetually performs Harinäm-
kérttana with infinite mouths; He perpetually holds on
His head the Earth planet like an insignificant speck of
dust; and He performs the divine service of His all-in-all,
Kåñëa, as Çeñadev Ananta, taking the forms of the Lord’s
paraphernalia such as umberella, bed, seat and clothing.
aàçair yaù kñéraçäyé sakala bhuvanapaù

sarvva jéväntarastho
yo vä garbhodaçäyé daça-çata-vadano
veda-süktair vigétaù
bramäëòäçeña garbhä prakåti-pati-patir
jéva-saìghäçrayäìgaù
1
2 Çré Çré Nityänanda Mahimämåtam
(2) O my heart! You please eternally serve Çré

Nityänandachandra, who gives us Gaura-Kåñëa. He
maintains the entire universe in His expansion of
Kñérodakaçäyé Viñëu, residing in the hearts of all living
beings; His glories are sung by the Vedic Hymns as the
Garbhodakaçäyé Viñëu of thousands and thousands of
heads—sahasra-çirñä puruñaù; within His womb (garbha)
unlimited universes are situated; He is the Master of
the Lord of material nature—Käraëodakaçäyé Viñëu—in
whose womb unlimited universes are situated and by
whom the entire multitude of jéva souls are sheltered.
yasyäàço vyuha-madhye vilasati paramavyomni

saàkarñaëäkhya
ätanvan çuddha-sattvaà nikhila-hari-sukhaà
chetanaà lélayä cha
jévähaìkära-bhäväspada iti kathitaù
kutrachij-jévavad yaù
(3) O my heart, please eternally render divine

service to that gracious giver of Gaura-Kåñëa—
Çré Nityänandachandra. In the great transcendental
kingdom Paravyoma Vaikuëöha He expands into the form
of Saìkarñaëa of the first quadruple expansion, in which
form He ever expands the ecstacy of the divine Pastimes
of Çré Hari in the conscious plane of pure existence
(Çuddha-sattva); within the jévas He presides as the ego,
and sometimes He shows His divine Pastimes just like
an ordinary jéva.
yaçchädi vyuha-madhye prabhavati sagaëo

müla-saìkarñaëäkhyo
dvärävatyäà tad-ürddhe madhupuri vasati
präbhaväkhyo viläsaù
sarvväàçé räma-nämä vrajapuri ramate
sänujo yaù svarüpe
(4) O heart, please constantly serve the dust of the

lotus feet of the gracious bestower of Gaura-Kåñëa—
Çré Nityänandachandra. It is He who presides in all His
glory in Dwärakä with His transcendental associates, as
the original all-attractive Personality, Müla-Saìkarñaëa:
above that plane, in Mathurä He enjoys His Pastimes
in the form known as Präbhava-viläsa; and in Vrajapuré,
He is known as Balaräma, the ultimate source of all
Incarnations, and He sportively plays with His younger
brother, His all-in-all—Çré Kåñëa.
çré-kåñëa-premanämä parama-sukhamayaù
ko ’pyachintyaù padärtho
yad gandhät sajjanaughä nigama-bahumataà
mokñam apy äkñipanti
kaivalyaiçvaryya-sevä-pradagaëa iti yasyäìgataù
premadätuù
(5) My dear heart, please eternally worship that gracious

giver of Gaura-Kåñëa—Çré Nityänandachandra. It is
He who bestows upon us pure unalloyed divine love for
the Supreme Lord Çré Kåñëa (Çré-Kåñëa-prema) composed
of the most supreme and intense ecstasy. The love that

He distributes carries an inconceivable import—it is of
such ecstasy that the sädhus who may experience only
a hint of its fragrance, hatefully cast away all thought
of liberation in the ‘One’ as propounded in the Vedas.
Furthermore, His Avatäras, who bestow the divine love
of service in the transcendental majesty of Vaikuëöha,
are but expansions of His expansion.
yo bälye lélayaikaù parama-madhurayä

chaikachakränagaryyäà
mätä-pitror janänä matha nija-suhådäà
hlädayaàç chitta-chakram
térthän vabhräma sarvvänupahåta janako
nyäsinä prärthitaç cha
(6) O my dear heart! Please serve forever the lotus feet

of that glorious giver of Gaura-Kåñëa, who is known as
Çré Nityänandachandra. When Lord Nityänanda Prabhu
was a small boy, He performed supremely sweet and
charming Pastimes in the village of Ekachakrä invoking
the deepest heartfelt happiness in His mother, father,
relatives, and close friends; and later after a sannyäsé
arrived at the house of young Nityänanda and prayed to
Häòäi Paëòit for his son, Lord Nityänanda was placed
in the hands of the travelling sädhu and wandered
throughout the length and breadth of India visiting
sacred places of pilgrimage.
bhrämaà bhrämaï cha térthän yati-mukuöa-maëi

mädhavendra prasaìgät
labdholläsaù pratikñya prakaöita-charitaà
gauradhämäjagäma
çré-gauraù çréniväsädibhir api yamäväpälaye

nandanasya
(7) Dear heart, please eternally serve the lotus feet of

that wonderful Çré Nityänandachandra who is the
giver of Gaura-Kåñëa! While wandering throughout
the holy places His heart was taken over with ecstacy
by the association of the crown jewel of sannyäsins Çréla
Mädhavendra Puré, and He came to Gaura Dhäm, the
holy abode of Çré Gauräìga. There He waited at the
house of Nandanächäryya for the self-revelation of
the golden Lord Gaurasundara’s divine Pastimes with
His associates headed by Çréväs Öhäkur.
präptäjïo gaura-chandrädakhilajana gaëoddhära-

näma-pradäne
yaù präpya dvau suräpau kalikaluña-hatau
bhrätarau brahma-daityau
gäòha-prema prakäçaiù kåta-rudhira-vapuçchäpi
täv-ujjahära
(8) My heart, please constantly give thyself to the divine

service of that gracious bestower of Gaura-Kåñëa,
Çré Nityänandachandra! It was He who received the
divine instruction from Gaurachandra to deliver all
souls by bestowing divine love through the Holy Name.
Showing the extremity of His divine love, He delivered
those two fallen wine-drinking brähmaëas (Jagäi and
Madhäi) ruined by the degraded inauspicious nature of
kali-yuga even after they had attacked Him and blood
was oozing from His body.
säkñäd-gauro gaëänäà çirasi yad avadhütasya

kaupéna-khaëòaà
saàdharttuï chädideçäsava yavana vadhü-spåñöa-
dåñöo ’pi vandyaù
brahmädyänäm apéti prabhu-parihåtakänäm api
sveñöa-péöaù
(9) Please worship eternally, dear heart, that gracious

bestower of Gaura-Kåñëa, Çré Nityänandachandra.
Çré Gauräìga Mahäprabhu ordered all His beloved
followers to accept with worshipful reverence any small
piece of the kaupén (loin cloth) of Nityänanda Prabhu,
the topmost of personalities above all social norms
and strictures (avadhüta). Even if He is seen to touch an
immoral drunken woman or yavané He is nonetheless
worshipable by all the gods headed by Brahmä. And
He is the beloved leader among those exalted devotees
who lovingly captivate the heart of Çré Chaitanyadev.
uddharttuà jïäna-karmmädy-apahata-charitän
gaura-chandro yad äsau
nyäsaà kåtvä tu mäyä mågamanusåtavän
grähayan kåñëa-näma
tach-chäyevänvadhävat sthala-jala-gahane
yo ’pi tasyeñöa-cheñöaù
(10) O my heart, please eternally render divine

service unto that bestower of Gaura-Kåñëa, Çré
Nityänandachandra. Çré Gaurachandra manifested His
sannyäsa-lélä for the purpose of delivering the persons of
warped logic deviated by exploitation and renunciation
(karmma and jïäna). He delivered them by making them
all chant the Holy Name of Kåñëa. After Mahäprabhu’s
acceptance of sannyäsa, Nityänanda Prabhu followed Him
faithfully like a shadow wherever He went—over land,
jungle and swamp. Nityänanda Prabhu is the fulfiller of
the heart’s wishes of Çré Gaurachandra.
çré-rädhä-prema-lubdho divasa-niçi-tadä
sväda-mattaika lélo
gauro yaï-chädideça svaparikara-våtaà
kåñëa-näma pradätum
gauòe ’bädhaà dadau yaù subhaga-gaëa-dhanaà
gaura-näma-prakämaà
(11) Day and night Çré Chaitanya Mahäprabhu was

intoxicated, tasting the sweetest love divine in the
deep heart of Çrématé Rädhäräëé. In that condition,
He instructed Nityänanda Prabhu and His associates
to distribute the Holy Name of Kåñëa, Çré Kåñëa-näma.
But Çré Nityänanda Prabhu then went to Gauòa-deça
and profusely distributed the priceless treasure of the
true devotees: the Holy Name of Çré Gaura, Çré Gaura-
näma. O my dear heart, please give yourself in service
forever unto that gracious benefactor of Gaura-Kåñëa—
Çré Nityänandachandra.
çré-rädhä-kåñëa-lélä-rasa- madhura-sudhäsväda-
çuddhaika-mürttau
gaure çraddhäà dåòhäà bho prabhu-parikara-
samräö prayacchädhame ’smin
ullaìghyäìghrià hi yasyäkhila-bhajana-kathä
svapnavach chaiva mithyä
(12) Dear Lord, O Nityänanda Prabhu, emperor of the

associates of Çréman Mahäprabhu! Graciously grant this
fallen soul firm and faithful devotion for Çré Gauräìga,
the supreme embodiment of the taste of the sweet
nectar of the ecstacy of Çré Çré Rädhä-Kåñëa’s Pastimes.
By neglecting the lotus feet of Nityänanda Prabhu
all sädhana or bhajana—spiritual practices, services
or worship—become an illusion, just like a dream. I
worship and adore with all my heart that gracious giver
of Çré Gaura, the benevolent bestower of His shelter to
the fallen souls—Çré Nityänandachandra.

The Divine Pastimes of
Çré Nityänandachandra
Compiled from lectures of
His Divine Grace

Çréla Guru Mahäräj, Çréla Bhakti Rakñak Çrédhar Dev-

Goswämé Mahäräj, composed a Sanskrit poem glorifying
Çré Nityänanda Prabhu called the Çréman Nityänanda
Dvädaçakam. Within that composition Çréla Guru Mahäräj
gave his explanation about the transcendental personal
identity of Nityänanda Prabhu, and not with one çloka,
with four çlokas of explanation. Çréla Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj
Goswämé glorified Nityänanda Prabhu in the beginning
of his Çré Chaitanya-charitämåta and all the çlokas he
wrote referred to Nityänanda Prabhu’s existence above
the mundane manifestation in the Paravyoma-Dhäm, the
spiritual world. I was surprised that Çréla Guru Mahäräj
began his explanation about Nityänanda Prabhu in that
way with this çloka:
yo ’nanto ’nanta-vaktrair niravadhi hari-

saàkérttanaà saàvidhatte
yo vä dhatte dharitréà çirasi niravadhi
kñudra-dhülé kaëeva
yaù çeçaç-chatra-çayyäsana-vasana-vidhaiù
sevate te yad-arthäù
(Çréman Nityänanda Dvädaçakam 1)
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“O my heart! Please eternally serve the lotus feet of that

beautiful Çré Nityänandachandra who gives us Gaura-
Kåñëa. It is He—Nityänanda Prabhu—who in the form
of Anantadev perpetually performs Harinäma-kérttan with
infinite mouths; He perpetually holds on His head the Earth
planet like an insignificant speck of dust; and He performs
the divine service of His all-in-all, Kåñëa, as Çeñadev
Ananta, taking the forms of the Lord’s paraphernalia
such as the umberella, bed, seat and clothing.”
Çréla Guru Mahäräj started with this çloka because
he was following the main directives of the previous
Ächäryyas. From Våndävan Däs Öhäkur to Kåñëa Däs
Kaviräj Goswämé and from Çréla Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj
Goswämé to Çréla Guru Mahäräj, we are seeing the line
of progress and the speciality of Çréla Guru Mahäräj.
His second çloka is above brahma-loka:
aàçair yaù kñéraçäyé sakala bhuvanapaù

sarvva jéväntarastho
yo vä garbhodaçäyé-daça-çata-vadano
veda-süktair vigétaù
bramäëòäçeña garbhä prakåti-pati-patir
jéva-saìghäçrayäìgaù
çré nityänanda-chandraà bhaja bhaja satataà
“O my heart! You please eternally serve Çré

Nityänandachandra, who gives us Gaura-Kåñëa. He
maintains the entire universe in His expansion of
Kñérodakaçäyé Viñëu, residing in the hearts of all living
beings; His glories are sung by the Vedic hymns as the
Garbhodakañayé Viñëu of thousands and thousands of
The Pastimes of Çré Nityänanda Prabhu 11
heads—sahasra-çirñä puruñaù; within His womb (garbha)

unlimited universes are situated; He is the Master of
the Lord of material nature—Käraëodaçäyé Viñëu—in
whose womb unlimited universes are situated and by
whom the entire multitude of jéva-souls are sheltered.”
yasyäàço vyuha-madhye vilasati paramavyomni

saàkarñaëäkhya
ätanvan çuddha-sattvaà nikhila-hari-sukhaà
chetanaà lélayä cha
jévähaìkära-bhäväspada iti kathitaù
kutrachij-jévavad yaù
“O my heart, please eternally render divine

service to that gracious giver of Gaura-Kåñëa—Çré
Nityänandachandra. In the great transcendental
kingdom Paravyoma Vaikuëöha He expands into the
form of Saìkarñaëa of the first quadruple expansion,
in which form He ever expands the ecstacy of the
divine Pastimes of Çré Hari in the conscious plane
of pure existence (Çuddha-sattva); within the jévas He
presides as the ego, and sometimes He shows His
Divine Pastimes just like an ordinary jéva.”
This kind of presentation we see in the style of Çréla
Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj Goswämé. Kaviräj Goswämé composed
five çlokas in Çré Chaitanya-charitämåta about Nityänanda
Prabhu’s identity and divine manifestation as Müla-Saìkarñaëa,
the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s second expansion.
And why is it? Because he had felt the divine form of
Nityänanda Prabhu! He and Våndävan Däs Öhäkur
have tried to give us feelings, transcendental feelings,
about Nityänanda Prabhu’s super-position. Before we

hear about Nityänanda Prabhu’s activities we shouldn’t
feel anything mundane about Nityänanda Prabhu.
His character is composed within Goloka Våndävan of
Paravyoma-Dhäm, within the highest aspect of the spiritual
world. He is actually the Origin, the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, coming down, down, down, all the way
to the form of Kñirodakñayé Viñëu, the Supreme Soul
living inside of everything in the material universe. But
Nityänanda Prabhu is a non-different form of Çré Balaräm
of Goloka Våndävan and Müla-Saìkarñaëa of Vaikuëöha.
Çréla Guru Mahäräj and the Ächäryyas want to give this
consciousness to the conditioned souls to protect them
from making any atmosphere of mundanity
Then Çréla Guru Mahäräj continued,
çré-kåñëa-premanämä parama-sukhamayaù
ko ’pyachintyaù padärtho
yad gandhät sajjanaughä nigama-bahumataà
mokñam apy äkñipanti
kaivalyaiçvaryya-sevä-pradagaëa iti yasyäìgataù
premadätuù
çré nityänanda-chandraà bhaja bhaja satataà
“My dear heart, please eternally worship that gracious

giver of Gaura-Kåñëa—Çré Nityänandachandra. It is
He who bestows upon us pure unalloyed divine love for
the Supreme Lord Çré Kåñëa (Çré-Kåñëa-prema) composed
of the most supreme and intense ecstasy. The love that
He distributes carries an inconceivable import—it is of
such ecstasy that the sädhus who may experience only
a hint of its fragrance, hatefully cast away all thought
of liberation in the ‘One’ as propounded in the Vedas.

Furthermore, His Avatäras, who bestow the divine love
of service in the transcendental majesty of Vaikuëöha,
are but expansions of His expansion.”
By the mercy of that Nityänanda Prabhu we can
very easily get that Kåñëa-prema which gives us all
transcendental happiness, joyfulness and ecstasy,
everything! Wherever there is a little bit of that Kåñëa-
prema all the wealth of the transcendental world
appears.
Two Prabhus and One Mahä-Prabhu

In the Scriptures it is written:
eka mahäprabhu, ära prabhu dui-jana

dui prabhu seve mahäprabhura charaëa
(Çré Chaitanya-charitämåta: Ädi-lélä, 7.14)
There is one Mahäprabhu, He is the famous Çré

Gauräìgasundar of Çré Nabadwép Dhäm, who later
became known as Çré Kåñëa Chaitanya. Adwaita Prabhu
and Nityänanda Prabhu, both are ‘Prabhu’ (Master) but
Mahäprabhu is Mahä-Prabhu (the Supreme Master). Both
Adwaita Ächäryya and Nityänanda Prabhu very happily
served Mahäprabhu and spread His conception of Kåñëa
consciousness throughout the universe during Their
divine Pastimes. Adwaita Prabhu prayed constantly
with tears, Ganges water and Tulasé leaves for Lord
Kåñëa to appear and rescue the fallen souls of kali-yuga
and Mahäprabhu appeared in answer to His prayer.
So Mahäprabhu appeared by the grace of Adwaita
Prabhu. But before Mahäprabhu appeared Nityänanda
Prabhu also appeared and made all the arrangements for
rescuing the jéva-souls of this world.
Young Nityänanda
Nityänanda Prabhu was born in Räòha-deça, near
Burdwan in the Bérbhüm district of Bengal, in the
village of Ekachakrä. Later that village became known
as Garbhaväs and at present is very famously known
as Vérachandrapur. Vérachandra Prabhu was the son of
Nityänanda Prabhu and to honour his name the village
is famous as Vérachandrapur. Gauräìga Mahäprabhu
also went there, so everyone worships that place. There
Nityänanda Prabhu took birth as the only son of His
mother Padmävaté-devé and His father Häòäi Paëòit
Ojhä. After Nityänanda Prabhu had taken birth all
auspiciousness came to Räòha-deça, it was enriched
so much with Kåñëa-bhakti. He grew up there with the
children of the village and His Pastimes were all very
miraculous. All the children of Ekachakrä would play
with Nityänanda Prabhu but He would only play Kåñëa-
lélä. Just like Balaräm played as a child in Våndävan,
Nityänanda Prabhu’s childhood very similarly happened
in Räòha-deça as He enacted so many Pastimes of Kåñëa-
lélä with the other children of the village. Many wonderful
descriptions of that have been given in the Scriptures.
Taken by a Sannyäsé
When Nityänanda Prabhu was just twelve years old a
sannyäsé came to His father’s house. As soon as the sannyäsé
saw young Nityänanda he immediately understood that
He was not an ordinary boy and felt he could not leave
Nityänanda Prabhu’s association. The sannyäsé fainted
to see Nityänanda Prabhu and finally asked His father,
Häòäi Paëòit, “I am going to many pilgrimage places, and
it is my prayer that you give this boy to me as an associate
servitor.” Hearing this was like a thunderbolt to Häòäi

Paëòit. Häòäi Paëòit was beside himself to hear that and
he fainted. Nityänanda Prabhu was the very joy of his
life. But at that time religion was very strong within the
mind of everyone. It was the custom that if any sannyäsé,
especially any Vaiñëava sannyäsé, wants anything, one’s
son or even one’s own life or anything, the people are
giving everything to that sannyäsé. Nityänanda Prabhu
was more than life to Häòäi Paëòit but that was the
custom. Häòäi Paëòit felt he could never leave his
only son Nityänanda but he also felt he could not say,
“No, I cannot leave Nityänanda.” So finally he considered,
“The sannyäsé has prayed and we must fulfill his desire.”
He could not deny the sannyäsé’s demand and finally he
gave Nityänanda Prabhu to that sannyäsé.
After giving away Nityänanda Häòäi Paëòit was like
a pägal man (loke bale “häòo ojhä haila pägala,” CB 2.3.98).
He became half-mad in separation and mother Padmävaté
fainted but still they gave away Nityänanda Prabhu.
In this way Nityänanda Prabhu left His house when
He was twelve years old. His Pastimes were miraculous
and He was an Avadhüt from childhood. He did not
care, He went with that sannyäsé and toured the whole
of India. Some say that sannyäsé was Mädhavendra Puré,
and some say he was another sannyäsé but it is certain
that later Nityänanda met Mädhavendra Puré in the
pilgrimage places. It is not clear who the sannyäsé was
but no doubt he was a great personality and Nityänanda
Prabhu served him. We think it was Mädhavendra
Puré but later we know that Nityänanda Prabhu and
Mädhavendra Puri could understand each other easily
and Mädhavendra Puré accepted Nityänanda Prabhu, by
divine will, as his disciple.
Where is Kåñëa?
Meeting Mädhavendra Puré was a turning point in
Nityänanda Prabhu’s life and after that He went to
so many pilgrimage places. He saw all the pilgrimage
places in the ecstasy of Kåñëa-prema. Everywhere
He went He gave Kåñëa-prema but He Himself was hiding.
Nityänanda Prabhu was perhaps one year senior in age
to Mahäprabhu and before joining in Mahäprabhu’s
Pastimes, Nityänanda Prabhu did not reveal much of
His actual nature. But He was always thinking Himself
to be Balaräm and His activities were like that. He was
not hiding that. Finally He went to Våndävan, where
He searched, “Where is Kåñëa? Where is Kåñëa?”
He asked the braja-bäsés where He could find Kåñëa and
Kåñëa Himself in the form of a human came to Him and
said: “I am not here, I have now appeared in a household
in Nabadwép.” Then clearly the feelings manifested
within the heart of Nityänanda Prabhu, “Now My
time has come to join Chaitanyadev—Nimäi Paëòit,
in Nabadwép Dhäm.” He knew that Nimaé Paëòit was
really Kåñëa Himself.
The Avadhüt
When Çrépäd Nityänanda Prabhu first came to Nabadwép
Dhäm no one could understand who He was or where
He had come from. No one could say whether He was a
brahmächäré, a gåhasta, a vänaprastha or a sannyäsé. People
saw all these forms in Him. At that time many people
came to criticise Nityänanda Prabhu’s divine character
because He lived under no rules or regulations. Actually
Nityänanda Prabhu’s nature was to be an Avadhüt.
The ordinary idea of an Avadhüt has been given in the

Vaiñëava Tantra,
antaù çäktaù bahiù çaivaù

sabhäyäà vaiñëavo mataù
nänä-veça-dharä kolä
vicharanti mahé tale
(Vaiñëava Tantra)
“He appears to be internally like a çäkta, a worshipper

of material energy. Externally he appears like a follower
of Lord Çiva but still participates in the assemblies of
Vaiñëavas and seems to appreciate Vaiñëava thought. He
does not care for any particular dress, or follow any rules
or regulations, as He wanders throughout the world.”
But Nityänanda Prabhu was fully transcendental
and should never be confused with anyone mundane.
His nature as an Avadhüt can be understood in this way,
“In His heart (antaù) is playing Rädhä-Kåñëa (çuddha-
çäktaù) and His form externally (bahiù) is like Lord Çiva
(çaivaù). When He joins an assembly His mentality is
fully that of a Vaiñëava. When He is traveling sometimes
He wears cloth, sometimes He wears no cloth, sometimes
He wears many gold ornaments, jewels and rich garments
and sometimes He wears sannyäsé dress.”
Really, Avadhüt means one who is self-controlled,
who is not controlled by Scriptural rules or regulations.
Whatever He does, that is always right and perfect.
He will do anything and everything and is never to be
considered wrong. If He is seen to be wrong externally
in the eyes of others then that is also right. Nityänanda
Prabhu became known by everyone as Avadhüt. Everyone
called Him Avadhüt. The people even forgot that
His name was Nityänanda. They would say, “Oh Avadhüt
is coming.”
Waiting for Nityänanda

Nityänanda Prabhu appeared to the common people
as if He were a mad Avadhüt as He came to Nabadwép.
At that time, Mahäprabhu had also came back from
Gayä Dhäm. Mahäprabhu started performing saìkérttan
every night in Çrévas Paëòit’s house and showed His
Kåñëa-prema to the devotees’ assembly. Adwaita Prabhu
declared that Mahäprabhu was Bhagavän. Çrévas Paëòit,
Gadädhar Paëòit, all the devotees everywhere declared
that Mahäprabhu was Bhagavän, and Mahäprabhu also
showed them that. When the devotees understood the
divine form of Mahäprabhu they were very happy and
they understood that the Lord Himself had appeared
for bestowing His mercy to the world through Harinäm-
saìkérttan. But Mahäprabhu was not showing His full
manifestation as the giver of Kåñëa-prema. Nobody knew
why Mahäprabhu wasn’t widely starting His saìkérttan
movement, but when Nityänanda came they understood
the cause of Mahäprabhu’s behavior. Mahäprabhu had
been waiting for Nityänanda.
Mahäprabhu’s Dream
Nityänanda Prabhu came to Nabadwép searching,
“Where is Nimäi Paëòit? Where is Nimaé Paëòit?” When
He understood that Mahäprabhu was living in Jagannäth
Miçra’s house He hid Himself in Mäyäpur to wait and
see if Mahäprabhu would discover Him. He went to the
house of Mahäprabhu’s dear devotee Nandan Ächäryya
and hid Himself, telling Nandan Ächäryya, “Do not tell
anyone anything, I want to see what Kåñëa will do.” That
morning Mahäprabhu told His devotees,
täla-dhvaja eka ratha—saàsärera sära

äsiyä rahila ratha—ämära duyära
(Çré Chaitanya-Bhägavat: Madhya-lélä, 3.142)
“Last night I saw in My dream a chariot marked with the

flag of a palm tree, in the chariot of Baladeva Himself.
Within the chariot there was one mahäpuruña, great
personality, and He was searching for My house. That
chariot came in front of My house and met with Me.
I have seen that mahäpuruña. I am thinking that Baladeva
Himself has taken the form of a mahäpuruña and He has
already come to Nabadwép. You go and search where
He is! He must be somewhere in Nabadwép. He has
appeared here and I want to see if He will discover Me.”
The devotees searched everywhere, but they could not
find Nityänanda Prabhu. They were thinking it was
simply Mahäprabhu’s dream and they came back and
told Mahäprabhu, “We could not find Him anywhere.”
But Mahäprabhu said, “It is not only a dream, it is a
truthful dream. Nityänanda is very powerful and He is
hiding Himself. It is a very hidden matter so I shall go to
find Him.”
Ecstatic Embrace
Then Mahäprabhu went directly to Nandan Ächäryya’s
bhavan and there Mahäprabhu and His devotees saw
Nityänanda Prabhu seated on the veranda of the house.
Nityänanda had seen Mahäprabhu come and could not
move because His heart was so full of ecstasy and the
joy of Kåñëa-prema. When Mahäprabhu saw Nityänanda
His heart was also full with the joy of Kåñëa-prema and
He felt very much intoxicated. They both fainted. Then
Mahäprabhu came forward and embraced Nityänanda

and They both fainted again. After some time they
regained their senses and they cried in the Name of
Kåñëa. Nityänanda Prabhu said, “I went to Våndävan
but Kåñëa was not there. Then someone told Me You
were here in Nabadwép, so I have come, now I beg You,
‘Please save Me.’”
Nityänanda Prabhu surrendered to Mahäprabhu and
Mahäprabhu embraced Nityänanda Prabhu with full
love, affection, honour, everything.
Both Mahäprabhu and Nityänanda Prabhu took
Their divine forms and the devotees understood that
Nityänanda Prabhu was not an ordinary sannyäsé or
ordinary brahmächäré. They did not know Nityänanda
Prabhu at the time but they saw Mahäprabhu’s
expression and Nityänanda Prabhu’s expression and they
immediately understood that They had both appeared
from the divine abode. In many places in the Scriptures
it is said that Mahäprabhu is non-different from Kåñëa,
abhinna-swarüp, and in that way they also considered
Nityänanda Prabhu.
Mahä-Saìkérttan
That was the first day that Nityänanda Prabhu joined in
Mahäprabhu’s party and up to His last days Nityänanda
Prabhu preached Chaitanya Mahäprabhu’s glories. From
that day Mahäprabhu and Nityänanda Prabhu started
mahä-saìkérttan. Mahäprabhu appeared to inaugurate
saìkérttan-yajïä, sacrifice in the form of saìkérttan
(congregational chanting) as described in the Çrémad-
Bhägavatam,
kåñëa-varëaà tviñäkåñëaà
säìgopäìgästra-pärñadam
yajïaiù saìkértana-präyair
yajanti hi su-medhasaù
(Çrémad-Bhägavatam 11.5.32)
“In the age of Kali, persons of fine theistic intellect perform

the sacrifice of congregational chanting (saìkérttan-yajïä)
to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly
sings nothing but the Names of Kåñëa and describes His
glories with great pleasure. He is Kåñëa Himself appearing
in a molten gold complexion born from supreme divine
emotion. With His personal beauty, divine Name, all-
merciful nature and benevolent associates He destroys
the darkness of ignorance in the mundane world.”
Mahäprabhu Himself gave the gist of the nature of
Harinäm-saìkérttan,
cheto-darpaëa-märjanaà bhava-mahä-
dävägni-nirväpaëaà
çreyaù-kairava-chandrikä-vitaraëaà
vidyä-vadhü-jévanam
änandämbudhi-vardhanaà prati-padaà
pürëämåtäsvädanaà
sarvätma-snapanaà paraà vijayate
çré-kåñëa-saìkérttanam
(Çré Chaitanya-charitämåta: Antya-lélä, 20.12)
“May Çré Kåñëa-saìkérttan be all-victorious in its pristine

glory! This congregational chanting of the Holy Names
of the Lord cleanses the looking-glass of consciousness,
extinguishes the raging forest fire of material existence,
and spreads the benediction moon-rays that cause the
lotus of the heart to bloom. This chanting is pure ecstasy,
it is the flavour of full nectar at every moment, bathing

and cooling the entire self.” That param vijayate Çré-Kåñëa-
saìkérttanam, that supremely victorious saìkérttan of
Mahäprabhu, started with Nityänanda Prabhu’s arrival
and in such a glorious way continued day by day in Çré
Nabadwép Dhäm.
Mahäprabhu’s Preaching Party

Already Adwaita Ächäryya had joined Mahäprabhu.
Even before Mahäprabhu, Haridäs Öhäkur very
beautifully and intensely preached Kåñëa consciousness
and the Hare Kåñëa Mahämantra. Previously, Haridäs
Öhäkur had many tests in his preaching but ultimately
even the Muslim governor came under his influence.
But when Haridäs Öhäkur saw Mahäprabhu reveal
His divine form of a religious preacher Haridäs Öhäkur
joined Mahäprabhu’s mission. Then when Nityänanda
Prabhu joined in the party of Mahäprabhu, the party of
Mahäprabhu took full form. Nityänanda Prabhu was
always intoxicated with Kåñëa-prema and the treasure
of Mahäprabhu’s unique gift of divine love. When
Nityänanda Prabhu joined, Mahäprabhu wanted to
publicly preach Kåñëa consciousness. Haridäs Öhäkur
and Nityänanda Prabhu were very dear friends, bosom
friends. Both were intoxicated with Harinäm-saìkérttan
and Mahäprabhu chose Nityänanda Prabhu and Haridäs
Öhäkur to begin His preaching programme. He selected
them to be like military generals because they could
widely, wholeheartedly and affectionately preach Kåñëa
consciousness in a lovely way.
Mahäprabhu’s Sacred Order

Mahäprabhu gave them His preaching line,
jagatera pitä—kåñëa, ye nä bhaje bäpa

pitå-drohé pätakéra janma-janma täpa
“Kåñëa is the father of the entire universe, and anyone

who does not respect his father is rebellious and sinful
and therefore subjected to miseries birth after birth.”
bolo kåñëa bhaja kåñëa laha kåñëa näma

kåñëa mätä kåñëa pita kåñëa dhana präëa
“Chant Kåñëa, worship Kåñëa, and sing the glories of

Kåñëa. Kåñëa is your mother, Kåñëa is your father, Kåñëa
is the wealth of your life.”
“çuno çuno nityänanda! çuno haridäsa!

sarvatra ämära äjïä karaha prakäça
prati ghare ghare giyä kara ei bhikñä
‘bolo kåñëa bhaja kåñëa kåñëa kara çikñä’
ihä vai ära nä balibä baläibä
dina avasäne äsi ämäre kahibä
tomarä karile bikñä, yei, nä baliba
tabe ämi chakra-haste sabäre käöiba”
(Çré Chaitanya-Bhägavat: Madhya-lélä, 13.8-11)
“Listen, listen, Nityänanda! Listen, Haridäsa! Go door

to door and tell everyone they will practise Kåñëa
consciousness! Tell them, ‘Kåñëa consciousness is the
supreme goal of life,’ tell them, ‘bolo Kåñëa, bhaja Kåñëa,

koro Kåñëa çikña, chant the Hare Kåñëa Mahämantra, serve
Lord Kåñëa and learn the teachings of Çré Kåñëa.’ You
will come back to Me daily in the evening. Nothing else
is necessary for you to do, and whoever will take it with
a clean heart, I shall be a slave of them, and whoever will
be ‘anti,’ I shall punish them.” In this way Mahäprabhu
gave orders to Nityänanda Prabhu and Haridäs Öhäkur
and started His preaching programme.
Nityänanda Prabhu’s Benevolent Nature

At first Nityänanda Prabhu and Haridäs Öhäkur started
preaching to gentle families without any problems but
then they saw Jagäi and Mädhäi in the road. Jagäi and
Mädhäi were prestigious in the city as local adminstrators
of the government, but they were men of very bad
character. They were always drinking, eating meat and
doing many wrong things. That day they were drinking
in the road in front of everyone. Nityänanda Prabhu had
a desperate mood and when He saw Jagäi and Mädhäi
seated in the road drinking wine, etc.. Nityänanda
Prabhu told Haridäs, “These are the perfect persons to
purify with Harinäm-saìkérttan.”
Haridäs Öhäkur was a wise man, he said, “Don’t go
there! The whole world is open for You. Why are You
going to them? You can preach Mahäprabhu’s conception
to everyone. You leave them, they are very bad, etc.,
etc..”
Nityänanda Prabhu said, “This is a perfect target,
I must rescue them, then Mahäprabhu’s glory will be
more and more exalted all over the world.”
Haridäs was also a little aged, he said, “You can go,
I won’t go. If they will chastise You, You may be able
to run away, but I cannot run. So it will be dangerous

for me. It is not necessary to go there.” He was testing
the mind of Nityänanda Prabhu but Nityänanda Prabhu
said, “No, this is a first class opportunity for showing the
quality of Mahäprabhu’s mercy. You must go with Me.”
Then they went to Jagäi and Mädhäi and said, “O Jagäi!
O Mädhäi! You are doing so many things but if you chant
the Hare Kåñëa Mahämantra, you will be rescued.” Jagäi
and Mädhäi were drunk, they threatened Nityänanda
and Haridäs, “Oh, You are sannyäsés and You have come
here trying to teach us? We shall teach You! Get out of
here, You are nonsense persons. Otherwise we will kill
You!” Nityänanda again approached them but they
came to beat Nityänanda and Haridäs. Haridäs Öhäkur
couldn’t run away but he tried. But the drunken Jagäi
and Mädhäi were unable to run properly. So Nityänanda
and Haridäs got away by some means. Nityänanda and
Haridäs came back and Haridäs reported to Mahäprabhu,
“Today somehow I saved my life but I will not go out
again with that pägal (crazy) Nityänanda!” Mahäprabhu
smiled to hear their report knowing what was to come.
Nityänanda Prabhu’s Determination

The next day Nityänanda Prabhu settled, “I must give
Kåñëa-prema to them.” Nityänanda again targeted Jagäi
and Mädhäi. Haridäs was behind, what shall he do?
Mahäprabhu had ordered he and Nityänanda to preach
together. That day they went and again found Jagäi and
Mädhäi drinking wine. Nityänanda Prabhu said, “Jagäi
and Mädhäi, you can do anything but just chant ‘Hare
Kåñëa!’ It is the order of Mahäprabhu.” When Nityänanda
told them Mädhäi was more drunk and said, “Oh, the
order of Mahäprabhu! You ran away yesterday but
today again You have come? I’m going to show You!”

There was a clay wine pot nearby and Mädhäi threw it
at the head of Nityänanda. The pot cut Him and with
blood falling from His head Nityänanda Prabhu said,
“This is more of Mahäprabhu’s mercy upon Me,” and
He again told them, “You can beat Me more and more, it
is ok, no problem. You have hit Me but I shall excuse that.
I forgive you. But you chant ‘Hare Kåñëa!’ It is the order
of Mahäprabhu. Without a doubt you will be rescued.
Mahäprabhu said, ‘bolo Kåñëa bhaja Kåñëa koro Kåñëa çikñä,’
you please take this religion of Mahäprabhu.”
Mädhäi said, “Now again you are coming to me!
You are so energetic, I am going to show You! I shall
teach you!” Then again Mädhäi took a clay wine-pot and
went to throw it at Nityänanda Prabhu, but his brother
Jagäi took his hand and told him, “Nonsense! Why are
you chastising this pägal sädhu? He is a sannyäsé. It is not
necessary to hit Him again. Why you are behaving like
this? It is nonsense. Leave him alone!” Like this Jagäi
made some good comments and stopped him.
Mahäprabhu’s Anger
In the meantime Haridäs had gone back and given
news to Mahäprabhu about what had happened, that
Nityänanda Prabhu had been hit and that He did not
want to come back, He was determined to give Harinäm
and Kåñëa-prema Jagäi and Mädhäi.
Then Mahäprabhu went there with His full battalion
and He saw the blood on Nityänanda Prabhu’s head.
Mahäprabhu was very angry. He forgot His mundane
appearance and He called for His sudarçan chakra,
(‘Chakra, chakra, chakra’—Prabhu òäke ghane ghane, CB
Madhya-lélä: 13.185). “Chakra! Chakra! Chakra!”, He called
out again and again. He wanted to cut off the heads of

Jagäi and Mädhäi. Everyone saw the chakra following
behind Mahäprabhu as He chastised Jagäi and Mädhäi,
“I shall kill you! You have dealt wrongly with Nityänanda
Prabhu.”
Nityänanda Prabhu took the lotus feet of Mahäprabhu
and said, “What are You doing? This is not dväpar-yuga.
It is kali-yuga. Here tolerance and humility are necessary.
If You want to bestow Your mercy upon others, through
tolerance and humility You can do that. You cannot use
the chakra in this Avatär. This incarnation is not for that.”
Mahäprabhu said, “I cannot tolerate this type of activity
of the asuras.” Nityänanda replied, “But both of them are
not offenders. Mädhäi is an offender, he hit Me. But Jagäi
rescued Me from him. One saved Me from the other’s
stupidity.”
Mahäprabhu’s Sympathy
After hearing that Jagäi saved Nityänanda, Mahäprabhu
excused Jagäi. Jagäi took the Hare Kåñëa Mahämantra and
fell down thinking of his previous karmma. He took the
lotus feet of Mahäprabhu, “Mahäprabhu, please forgive
my offences. There is no other way for me.” Mahäprabhu
embraced Jagäi and then Jagäi received Kåñëa-prema.
The circumstances were very heavy but Mädhäi also
became a little conscious by seeing Jagäi’s activities.
Mädhäi said, “I have done so much sinful work but
Jagäi has got relief from all his sins, why not me?”
Nityänanda Prabhu said, “Mahäprabhu, please forgive
their offences.” Then Mädhäi took the lotus feet of
Mahäprabhu, but Mahäprabhu said, “I cannot do the
same for you as I did for Jagäi. You go to Nityänanda
Prabhu. If He will give you forgiveness, then you will get
My embrace. Otherwise, it is impossible for Me to accept

you. If Nityänanda Prabhu will give you forgiveness you
will get that result of the Hare Kåñëa Mahämantra.” Then
Mädhäi took Nityänanda Prabhu’s lotus feet. Nityänanda
Prabhu embraced Mädhäi, then Mahäprabhu embraced
Mädhäi and his sin was cleared. Jagäi and Mädhäi became
pure devotees and they cried so much, “We have done so
much wrong, etc., etc..” Jagäi and Mädhäi then chanted
‘Hare Kåñëa’ and danced with Kåñëa-prema.
Patita-Pävana Nityänanda
To see Mahäprabhu’s Pastimes as the rescuer of the
conditioned souls, the general people were so astonished
and they glorified Mahäprabhu so much. Mahäprabhu
said to Jagäi and Mädhäi,
prabhu bole,—“torä ära nä karis päpa”

jagäi mädhäi bole,—“ära näre väpa”
“Jagäi and Mädhäi, if you do not do this again, and you

leave the activities you did before, I can forgive your
offences forever. From this day you try to practise Kåñëa
consciousness and you will be so glorious. Now chant
‘Hare Kåñëa!’”
Jagäi and Mädhäi said, “’Ära näre väpa,’ we will never
do that again, You have excused us. We will follow what
You say as our duty.” Jagäi and Mädhäi then asked
Mahäprabhu, “Please give some service to us, accept
us as Your servitors.” Mahäprabhu and Nityänanda
Prabhu said, “You chant ‘Hare Kåñëa,’ give this Hare
Kåñëa Mahämantra to everyone, and do Vaiñëava-sevä
by sweeping the pathway by the Ganges and keeping it
clean. Then with a clean heart you can proceed. You will
have no need to fear Yamaräj.” Jagäi and Mädhäi every
day did that, and that place is still known as Mädhäi-
ghäö. Our parikramä party crosses the Ganges at that
place. All the demigods danced to see the rescue of Jagäi
and Mädhäi. All the Pastimes of the Lord Nityänanda
and Mahäprabhu are for rescuing the conditioned jéva-
souls. In the Pastimes of rescuing Jagäi and Mädhäi we
can see that Nityänanda Prabhu is more merciful than
even Mahäprabhu.
The Ever-Worshipable Nityänanda

Nityänanda Prabhu’s character was like that of an
intoxicated madman. He was physically very strong
like Lord Balaräm. If He saw a bull in the road
He would charge the bull and jump over him or hop
on his back and ride him. He would jump in and swim
with crocodiles in the Ganges even after He’d seen
crocodiles swimming there. Sometimes He would visit
the house of Çrévas Paëòit and take breast milk from
his wife. Nityänanda Prabhu had so many miraculous
characteristics! Sometimes Nityänanda Prabhu would
come to Çachémätä’s house unaware that He was naked.
It happened many days, and like a child He would call,
“Where is Kåñëa? Where is Kåñëa?” On one occasion
Mahäprabhu said, “Oh! You have no cloth! Why are
You naked?” Nityänanda Prabhu said, “Oh! I did not
know I was naked!”
At that time Mahäprabhu was talking with
Viñëupriyädevé and many devotees who were present,
and they were very surprised to see Nityänanda Prabhu’s
naked form. Mahäprabhu gave some cloth to Nityänanda
Prabhu and then divided His kaupén (undergarment)
into many pieces. Mahäprabhu Chaitanyadev then

distributed the pieces to all His devotees and told them,
“Worship this piece of underwear every day because by
Nityänanda Prabhu’s connection you will be rescued
from everything. You will have no fear of illusion.
You can do anything, but if you chant the Holy Name of
‘Nityänanda,’ you will get relief from all disturbances.”
Mahäprabhu Himself then further glorified Nityänanda
Prabhu with this çloka,
madirä javané jadi nityänanda dhare

tathäpi brahmära vandya kahila tomare
(Çré Chaitanya-Bhägavat: Antya-lélä, 6.123)
“Nityänanda Prabhu can do anything and everything.
Even if you see Nityänanda Prabhu mixing with very
bad society, if you see Him intoxicated with a drunken
woman in one arm and a bottle of wine in His other arm,
know that He has divine character. If Lord Brahmä, the
creator of the universe, will see Him at that time he will
fall down and pay full daëòavat praëams with his four
heads to the lotus feet of Nityänanda Prabhu.” This is
Nityänanda Prabhu’s inconceivable divine character.
He was the protector of the society of Mahäprabhu
Chaitanyadev. He was all-in-all.
Mahäprabhu took Sannyäs

Every day saìkérttan continued with the Païcha-Tattva
and Haridäs Öhäkur in Çré Nabadwép Dhäm. The Païcha-
Tattva means,
çré-kåñëa-chaitanya prabhu-nityänanda
çré-advaita gadädhara çréväsädi-gaura-bhakta-vånda
(Çré Païcha-Tattva Mahämantra)
Mahäprabhu, Nityänanda Prabhu, Adwaita Prabhu,

Gadädhar Paëòit, Çrévas Öhäkur and all the other
devotees of Mahäprabhu every day led thousands of
people in Harinän-saìkérttan, and the Païcha-Tattva
distributed the Harinäm Mahämantra in this mundane
world. Chänd Käzé was delivered and so many things
happened in Nabadwép. At one function Mahäprabhu
gave permission for Nityänanda Prabhu to hold a
Vyäsa-püjä ceremony. Nityänanda Prabhu did that püjä
but He gave the final garland to Mahäprabhu, thereby
showing Mahäprabhu’s glories. Mahäprabhu chanted
the Holy Name of Lord Kåñëa: “Hare Kåñëa Hare Kåñëa
Kåñëa Kåñëa Hare Hare, Hare Räma Hare Räma Räma
Räma Hare Hare.” This was Chaitanya Mahäprabhu’s
preaching, but more than that, He was the non-different
form of the Hare Kåñëa Mahämantra—He was the non-
different form of Çré Çré Rädhä-Kåñëa.
Çré Chaitanya Mahäprabhu bestowed His mercy to
the general people and He wanted to rescue the jéva-
souls all over the world. For that He decided, “I shall
take sannyäs.” Nityänanda Prabhu is the main pillar of
Mahäprabhu’s preaching of Kåñëa consciousness, and
when Mahäprabhu took sannyäs Nityänanda Prabhu
accompanied Him. Mahäprabhu circled Räòha-deça for
three days, and Nityänanda Prabhu eventually brought
Him to Adwaita Ächäryya’s house. Çachémätä, Adwaita
Ächäryya, and the other devotees gave their overflowing
Kåñëa-prema to the people. Then Mahäprabhu went to
Puré. Nityänanda Prabhu stayed with Mahäprabhu like
a guardian. Nityänanda Prabhu had travelled before and
He recited the glories of Sakñé Gopäl for Mahäprabhu as
they travelled to Puré.
Why do You need a Daëòa?
Just before entering Puré Dhäm, Mahäprabhu bathed

in the river at Äöhäranälä. While He was bathing
Nityänanda Prabhu broke Mahäprabhu’s sannyäs
daëòam. It was an eka-daëòa and Nityänanda Prabhu
broke it into three pieces and threw it in the river.
Mahäprabhu had taken sannyäs and He showed in
His Pastimes much care in following the rules and
regulations of a sannyäsé very strictly. He showed
His anger to Nityänanda Prabhu and said, “I have
only one possession, My sannyäs daëòam, and You
have broken that and thrown it away!” Nityänanda
Prabhu did not care about anything. He said, “Why do
You need to carry a daëòam? You are Kåñëa Himself,
what need do You have for a daëòam?” Mahäprabhu
said, “I do not want to travel with you all. I shall go
alone. Will you all go first, or I shall go first?” They
replied, “You go first and we shall go behind.” Then
Mahäprabhu very quickly ran to Lord Jagannäth
and fainted in the Jagannäth Temple. You know that
history. Särvabhauma Bhaööächäryya took His body to
his home. Nityänanda Prabhu immediately assessed
the situation and understood that Mahäprabhu was
at Särvabhauma Bhaööächäryya’s house. He went to
Särvabhauma’s house, met with Mahäprabhu, and
later He went to see Lord Jagannäth. In this way
Mahäprabhu started preaching in Puré Dhäm with
Nityänanda Prabhu and others.
Nityänanda Prabhu—
The Merciful Lord of all Jéva-Souls.
Nityänanda Prabhu accepted everyone, but
Mahäprabhu would chastise those who were offensive.
Mahäprabhu showed some caution in distributing
Kåñëa-näma and Kåñëa-prema. Mahäprabhu followed
the rules and regulations of sannyäs life very strictly
and because of this Mahäprabhu could not give shelter
to offenders. When Mahäprabhu went to South India
He took Käliya Kåñëa Däs with Him. In Çré Chaitanya-
charitämåta he is referred to as Käla Kåñëa Däs.
On their tour Käliya Kåñëa Däs suffered some
disturbance with some women and Mahäprabhu
rescued him from that. Later when they returned to
Jagannäth Puré Mahäprabhu said, “I want to leave this
boy Käliya Kåñëa Däs, he was irresponsible and greatly
disturbed our mission. I don’t want to keep him with Me.
I don’t want to be responsible for him.” Käliya Kåñëa
Däs, as an eternal parñad devotee (of Çré Nityänanda
Prabhu), played this role in the Lord’s drama. At that
time Nityänanda Prabhu did not leave him, He told
Mahäprabhu, “If You do not want to keep him it is no
problem, I will take him. I will send him to Nabadwép to
give news to Çachémätä and the other devotees that You
have come back from South India.”
In this way Nityänanda Prabhu showed His extreme
mercy and Käliya Kåñëa Däs spent the rest of his life with
Nityänanda Prabhu. So even when Mahäprabhu is angry
Nityänanda Prabhu keeps devotees at His lotus feet. The
conditioned souls can have much hope when they see
the very deep and merciful character of Çré Nityänanda
Prabhu.
“Liberate Bengal!”
Mahäprabhu lived in Puré Dhäm with a limited group
of His exclusive devotees. Mahäprabhu had so many
devotees but they would come to visit Puré for a few
months every year. One year Nityänanda Prabhu came
to Puré Dhäm with so many of His followers, all dvädaça-
gopälas, the incarnations of the twelve cowherd boys
of Våndävan. They had all been preaching in Bengal
and after their visit Mahäprabhu ordered Nityänanda
Prabhu, “Go to Räòha-deça and preach there. I have sent
Rüpa-Sanätan to Upper India, I shall see to South India.
You look after East India. This is our preaching strategy.
You are not to come back here to Puré Dhäm. I will be
with You everywhere. Whenever You remember Me I
shall appear wherever You are. So it is not necessary for
You to come here every year. Please go to Räòha-deça
and preach.” Then Nityänanda Prabhu went back to
Bengal with all His followers, first to Çäntipur, then to
Nabadwép, and from there to other places. He preached
all over Bengal.
Nityänanda Prabhu—
The Highest Distributer of Gaura-prema!
Both Mahäprabhu and Nityänanda Prabhu were
born in brahmin families. Mahäprabhu maintained
the rules and regulations of sannyäs life and preached
Kåñëa consciousness. He distributed the Hare Kåñëa
Mahämantra to everyone and revealed Rädhä-Kåñëa-
prema in this world. Mahäprabhu always wanted to give
Kåñëa-prema to the fallen souls who were not offensive.
But Nityänanda Prabhu’s preaching was different, He
did not care for external formality.
preme matta nityänanda kåpä-avatära

uttama, adhama, kichhu nä kare vichära
(Çré Chaitanya-charitämröa: Ädi-lélä, 5.208)
Nityänanda Prabhu was always intoxicated with Gaura-

prema, intoxicated with the Name of Çréman Mahäprabhu.
He knew only Mahäprabhu and He distributed
Mahäprabhu in an intoxicated mood of devotion. If
anyone would take shelter of Nityänanda Prabhu, He
would be very merciful to him. Nityänanda Prabhu
would not look at who was a good man or who was a
bad man, if anyone wanted to take shelter in the shade
of His lotus feet He would immediately shelter them
and send them to Gauräìga Mahäprabhu, He would
engage them in the service of Mahäprabhu. If anyone
would once chant “jaya Çachénandana, jaya Gaurahari,”
Nityänanda Prabhu would think, “I am the slave of him,
I will give him everything.” Who was fallen, who was
not fallen, who was bad, who was good—He made no
consideration. Many times Mahäprabhu gave many
conditions but Nityänanda Prabhu had no conditions,
He only begged, “Surrender to Chaitanyadev, surrender
to Gauräìgadev, surrender to Nimäi Viçvambhar, and
you will be rescued!” Nityänanda Prabhu looked at a
person’s faith. Anywhere He saw the light of faith within
someone He would bestow His mercy. Faith is the very
foundation and gist of spiritual life. There was only
difficulty for faithless persons but Nityänanda Prabhu
is so merciful that when He found persons without
faith He would supply faith to them. He would give
them true spiritual property. In this way Nityänanda
Prabhu’s mercy truly goes everywhere! Even where
sunlight does not go, there also Nityänanda Prabhu’s
mercy goes. In this way He gave something even more
than Mahäprabhu! That is Nityänanda Prabhu’s divine

character and supreme gift.
Nityänanda Prabhu’s preaching was actually Gaura
consciousness. His preaching was the glorification of
Çré Chaitanya Mahäprabhu. Nityänanda Prabhu
distributed Mahäprabhu Himself. Nityänanda Prabhu’s
Mantram and preaching style was:
bhaja gauräìga kaha gauräìga laha gauräìgera näma

ye jana gauräìga bhaje sei haya ämär präëa
“Chant the Divine Name of Gauräìga Mahäprabhu!

Whoever is worshipping Lord Gauräìga, he is My life
and soul, whoever is practising Kåñëa consciousness
under the guidance of Gauräìga Mahäprabhu, he is
My life and soul.”
In this way Nityänanda Prabhu preached and His
preaching was so successful. Nityänanda Prabhu was
very merciful to whoever took shelter of Mahäprabhu—
He would give them all the wealth of Gaura-prema. This
was the character of Nityänanda Prabhu. Thousands and
thousands of people came to the lotus feet of Nityänanda
and He made them all the devotees of Gauräìga
Mahäprabhu. All over the world people are chanting
Mahäprabhu’s Name and Kåñëa’s Name. It is only by the
blessings of Nityänanda Prabhu that this has happened.
Without His mercy it would not be possible.
Nityänanda’s Indispensable Mercy
Without the mercy of Nityänanda Prabhu no one will get

Kåñëa-prema, without the mercy of Nityänanda Prabhu
one will not proceed even one inch in their spiritual
life. There are so many examples in the Scriptures that

illustrate this. A prominent example of Nityänanda
Prabhu’s all-important mercy is Çréla Raghunäth Däs
Goswämé. Raghunäth Däs Goswämé was a young prince
married to a beautiful young girl and he was incredibly
wealthy. But Raghunäth Däs had an extremely renounced
mentality although he had so much property. Both his
father and his uncle wanted to give all their riches and
property to him for his benefit, but he did not want any
of it. He ony wanted to the mercy of Mahäprabhu and
Nityänanda Prabhu. Many times Raghunäth Däs tried
to leave his family life to join Mahäprabhu’s group but
he was always unsuccessful. His father was determined
to prevent him from leaving and used all his strength and
influence to do this. Security guards and accomplished
fighters were employed to keep him at home so he was
unable to leave. He wanted nothing but to go to the lotus
feet of Çré Chaitanya Mahäprabhu and he wanted to leave
everything but he was forcefully restrained.
Then one day Nityänanda Prabhu came to Pänihäöi.
Raghunäth Däs Goswämé’s father’s house was
perhaps only seven miles or so from there, and seeing
this opportunity he told his father, “My dear father,
Nityänanda Prabhu has come nearby and I want to
go and worship Him.” His father said, “Yes, that is no
difficulty, if you will not run away from home then
you can go.” So Raghunäth Däs went to Nityänanda
Prabhu, and Nityänanda Prabhu saw him from afar and
in a joking mood said, “I shall punish you today.” Then
Raghunath Das Goswami asked, “Yes Prabhu, what is
Your punishment? Please give it to me. I shall take it
happily.” Nityänanda Prabhu blessed him, saying “Yes,
now you have come to Me and now you will get relief.
I will arrange for you to leave your mundane condition.
But before that I have one condition: with Me are a

thousand devotees, you feed them today and make
a feast here. I want to see that. If we are satisfied then
I will give My blessings to you.”
Dadhi-Chiòä-Mahotsava
Raghunäth Däs Goswämé was very happy. Raghunäth

Däs was rich and he immediately arranged dadhi
(yoghurt), chiòä (flat-rice), milk, kñéra, sandeça, rasagullä,
mango, banana, and so many other foodstuffs. Everyone
honoured all these preparations in clay pots. Raghunäth
Däs arranged so much prasädam for thousands and
thousands of Nityänanda Prabhu’s followers, he fed all
the devotees there very nicely. So many people were
gathered on the banks of the Ganges and the place was
so full that some were even standing in the Ganges while
they ate.
Nityänanda Prabhu personally invited Chaitanya
Mahäprabhu, and Mahäprabhu came there in His subtle
form and accepted prasädam with Nityänanda Prabhu
and His devotees. Raghunäth Däs fed all the devotees
there, and not only that, he gave praëämé to them all in
the form of gold coins. According to their positions all the
devotees were given praëämé. Nityänanda Prabhu was
given the largest quantity of gold coins, then Räghava
Paëòit, and then the general devotees. Everyone got
some money from Raghunäth Däs. That festival became
very famously known as the Dadhi-Chiòä-Mahotsava,
the yoghurt and chipped rice festival, which enabled
Raghunäth Däs to enter into Chaitanya-lélä.
Nityänanda Prabhu was so happy that He put His
lotus feet on the head of Raghunäth Däs Goswämé,
and blessed him, “Now your saàsära will be dissolved,

you will be clean and free from your family life. I am
giving you entrance—you will get Lord Chaitanya
Mahäprabhu. Now you go back to your house, all your
bondage is now gone, and you will soon come to the
lotus feet of Chaitanyadev.”
Nityänanda’s Fruitful Blessing

Raghunäth Däs went back to his house, but from then
onwards he did not enter the third ‘zone’ of the house.
In those days, in rich people’s homes, there were three
zones. The women lived in the third zone; in the second
zone lived the masters’ rank; and in the first zone lived
all others. After receiving Nityänanda Prabhu’s blessing
Raghunäth Däs stayed only in the first zone of his father’s
house. But still his father kept twelve guards around
him. Then one day, by the grace of Nityänanda Prabhu,
he got an opportunity and Raghunäth Däs escaped. From
his home it took him twelve days to reach Mahäprabhu
in Puré Dhäm and almost the whole time, day and night,
he ran to reach there. That is another history but the point
is that by the grace of Nityänanda Prabhu, Raghunäth
Däs Goswämé got relief from family life and attained the
service of Çré Chaitanyadev.
Before he met Nityänanda Prabhu he could not leave
his saàsära but by the blessing of Nityänanda Prabhu he
attained Mahäprabhu’s lotus feet. And even more than that,
Mahäprabhu accepted him as His exclusive servitor and
gave him the position as one of the pillars of His conception.
He became the prayojana-tattva-ächäryya, the exemplary
distributor of the topmost perfection of Mahäprabhu’s
highest service ideal, he showed the world the ultimate
destination, the very summum-bonum of life.
Divine Fortune
Raghunäth Däs Goswämé expressed his feelings of divine
fortune,
näma-çreñöhaà manum api

çaché-putram atra svarüpaà
rüpaà tasyä-grajam uru-
puréà mäthuréà goñöhaväöém
rädha-kuëòaà giri-varam
aho rädhikä-mädhaväçäà
präpto yasya prathita-kåpayä
çré-guruà taà nato ’smi
(Çréla Raghunätha Däsa Goswämé—Çré Mukta-charitam)
“I bow down to the lotus feet of Çré Guru, by whose

causeless mercy I have obtained the highest conception
of the Holy Name and the Divine Mantra. I have come
to the service of the great savior Çré Çachénandan, who is
like a golden mountain standing to show the direction
of Kåñëa-lélä, and the association of His most intimate
servitor Çréla Svarüp Dämodar. I gained the association
of Çréla Rüpa Goswämé, who was personally ordered by
Mahäprabhu Himself to distribute the rasa of spontaneous
devotion, and Sanätan Goswämé, who revealed to the
world perfect sambandha-jïäna, proper acquiantance
with the environment. I have been given the divine
abode of Mathurä Våndävan with Rädhä-kuëòa and
Govardhana Hill. And finally I have been given the hope
and aspiration that one day I may be welcomed into the
service plane where Çré Çré Rädhikä and Mädhava are in
Their glory, sitting and playing.”

Taking a Stand
This çloka of Çréla Raghunäth Däs Goswämé is also the
expression of Çréla Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj Goswämé. He also
felt, “Nityänanda Prabhu has so mercifully given me the
dust of His lotus feet and so I have become Kåñëa Däs
Kaviräj Goswämé. I am a very fallen soul, but, by the
grace of Nityänanda Prabhu, I have got everything. Now
I am truly a rich man because Çré Rüpa and Raghunäth
have given me their mercy and they have accepted me
as their own servitor.” In this way Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj
Goswämé has expressed his real wealth. Kåñëa Däs
Kaviräj Goswämé had also prayed to Nityänanda Prabhu
just as Raghunäth Däs did.
Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj Goswämé lived with his brother’s
family in Jhamalpur near Käöwä in Bengal. One night
there was a successful saìkérttan festival happening
at their home and his brother was very happy. One of
Nityänanda Prabhu’s leading disciples, Ménaketan Räm
Däs, came to the saìkérttan and his brother did not give
proper honour to him. His brother did not have full faith
in Nityänanda Prabhu and by failing to honour Ménaketan
Räm Däs he made some offence to Nityänanda Prabhu.
Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj Goswämé became very angry with
his brother and chastised him so much, “You are giving
honour to Chaitanyadev, but not to Nityänanda Prabhu?
You do not have faith in Nityänanda Prabhu? You have
done wrong! Your spiritual life will be spoiled by this!
You are very offensive and I do not want to stay here
with you anymore!” Kaviräj Goswämé said many things
in glorification of Nityänanda Prabhu and Ménaketan
Räm Däs left angrily from Kaviräj Goswämé’s house.
But Kaviräj Goswämé received Nityänanda Prabhu’s

mercy because he tried to satisfy His servitor Ménaketan
Räm Däs.
Nityänanda Appears in a Dream

Nityänanda Prabhu was so happy with Kaviräj Goswämé
and that night, very close to early morning, Nityänanda
Prabhu appeared before Kåñëa Däs in his dream. Kaviräj
Goswämé expertly expressed his vision of Nityänanda
Prabhu’s divine form in his Çré Chaitanya-charitämåta.
Nityänanda Prabhu mercifully gave His blessings to
Kaviräj Goswämé and told him,
äre äre kåñëadäsa, nä karaha bhaya

våndävane yäha,—täìhä sarva labhya haya
“I am very happy with you. You have nothing to fear.

It is My blessing to you that you will leave this house
and family life and go to Våndävan. There you will
attain everything by My grace. You will get the exclusive
service of Rädhä-Kåñëa in Våndävan.”
“I Have Received Everything!”

In the morning Kaviräj Goswämé immediately left his
house and ran to Våndävan. In Çré Chaitanya-charitämåta
he glorified the mercy of Nityänanda Prabhu so much,
“Nityänanda Prabhu has given me everything! By the
grace of Nityänanda Prabhu I have received Våndävan
Dhäm. He ordered me, ‘Go to Våndävan, and there
you will receive your super benefit.’ And when I came
to Våndävan, I have received the lotus feet of Rädhä-
Madana-Mohan, Rädhä-Govinda, and Rädhä-Gopénäth.

And all the Vaiñëavas, those who were alive and those who
were no longer alive, I received mercy from them all! And
the supermost devotees of Çré Chaitanya Mahäprabhu,
Çréla Rüpa Goswämé, Çréla Sanätan Goswämé, Çréla Jéva
Goswämé, Çréla Raghunäth Däs Goswämé—from all
the Goswämés I have received the dust of their lotus feet
and received their mercy. Very exclusively they have
embraced me, and particularly I have the mercy of Çréla
Raghunäth Däs Goswämé and Çréla Rüpa Goswämé.”
Humility Attracts Mercy

When Çréla Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj Goswämé composed Çré
Chaitanya-charitämåta he concluded every chapter with
the idea,
çré-rüpa-raghunätha-pade yära äça

chaitanya-charitämåta kahe kåñëa-däsa
(Çré Chaitanya-charitämåta: Ädi-lélä, 1.110, etc.)
Without the mercy of Çré Rüpa and Raghunäth we

cannot understand Chaitanya Mahäprabhu, and without
the mercy of Nityänanda Prabhu we cannot enter into
Chaitanya-lélä or Våndävan-lélä. Nitäiyer koruëä hobe,
Braje Rädhä-Kåñëa päbe. If you will receive the mercy
of Nityänanda Prabhu, then simultaneously you will
get the mercy of all the Vaiñëavas and Mahäprabhu
Çré Chaitanyadev. Everything is depending upon the mercy
of Nityänanda Prabhu. And really it is the truth that Kåñëa
Däs Kaviräj Goswämé, he is the most worshipable master of
the Çré Chaitanya sampradäya. Kaviräj Goswämé was a very
high standard Vaiñëava, but still he was very humble and
tolerant. In his Çré Chaitanya-charitämåta he said,

jagäi mädhäi haite muïi se päpiñöha
puréñera kéöa haite muïi se laghiñöha
mora näma çune yei tära puëya kñaya

mora näma laya yei tära päpa haya
emana nirghåëa more kebä kåpä kare

eka nityänanda vinu jagat bhitare


ye äge paòaye, täre karaye nistära
ataeva nistärilä mo-hena durächära
(Çré Chaitanya-charitämåta: Ädi-lélä, 5.205-209)
“I am more sinful than Jagäi and Mädhäi and even lower

than worms in stool. Anyone who hears my name loses
the benefit of his pious activities. Anyone who utters my
name becomes sinful. Who in this world but Nityänanda
Prabhu could show His mercy to such an abominable
person as me? Although I am without a doubt the most
fallen and abominable, I have taken shelter of Nityänanda
Prabhu’s lotus feet, and He has embraced me, and given
all spiritual wealth to me. Preme matta Nityänanda, He is
always intoxicated with Kåñëa-prema and Gaura-prema
and He is not considering who is good or who is bad.
If anyone will fall down before His lotus feet He will give
His full mercy to him and he will receive Kåñëa-prema.
That is the style of Nityänanda.”
Exalted by Mercy
When Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj Goswämé came to Våndävan he
found the association of hundreds of Vaiñëavas following
the line of Chaitanya Mahäprabhu. All the Vaiñëavas
requested Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj Goswämé to narrate the
Pastimes of Chaitanya Mahäprabhu. Previously many
Vaiñëavas had written about Mahäprabhu’s character
and teachings but when they heard from Kåñëa Däs
Kaviräj Goswämé all the Vaiñëavas in Våndävan received
very, very new light. Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj Goswämé gave
completely unique meanings of çlokas from Çrémad-
Bhägavatam and the new light about Mahäprabhu’s
divine feelings in His final Pastimes which no one before
could express. When the Vaiñëavas of Våndävan heard
such exclusive description of Mahäprabhu’s character
they were astonished. By the grace of Nityänanda
Prabhu and by the mercy of Rüpa Goswämé, Raghunäth
Däs Goswämé and Sanätan Goswämé, Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj
Goswämé was so exalted in Våndävan at that time.
Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj Goswämé had heard from
Raghunäth Däs Goswämé about the final Pastimes of
Çré Chaitanya Mahäprabhu. In Puré-dhäm Raghunäth
Däs Goswämé stayed with Mahäprabhu and observed
everything about the character of Çré Chaitanyadev. Çréla
Rüpa Goswämé also stayed with Mahäprabhu in Puré
for some time and was fully empowered by Chaitanya
Mahäprabhu. Raghunäth Däs later came and stayed
with Çréla Rüpa Goswämé in Våndävan and heard from
him. So when Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj Goswämé heard from
Raghunäth Däs Goswämé he received everything about
Chaitanya Mahäprabhu, especially the final Pastimes of
the Lord.
Nityänanda’s Last Disciple

Still, the whole society of Çré Chaitanyadev’s followers,
the six Goswämés, all the Vaiñëavas in Våndävan, were
already extremely satisfied with Våndävan Däs Öhäkur’s
Çré Chaitanya-Bhägavat. Våndävan Däs Öhäkur presented
unlimited glorification of Çré Chaitanyadev’s Pastimes in
his Çré Chaitanya-Bhägavat. Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj Goswämé
expressed the final Pastimes of Chaitanya-lélä in his
Çré Chaitanya-charitämåta but he never crossed the
prestige of Våndävan Däs Öhäkur. He gave full honour
to Våndävan Däs Öhäkur, Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj Goswämé
wrote many times in Çré Chaitanya-charitämåta.
chaitanya-lélära vyäsa—våndävana-däsa
“I am not vyäsa, Våndävan Däs Öhäkur is the incarnation
of Vedavyäsa in Chaitanya-lélä.”
Våndävan Däs Öhäkur was the last direct disciple of
Çré Nityänanda Prabhu. Våndävan Däs Öhäkur lived
in Mämgächchhi and later by the order of Nityänanda
Prabhu went to Denuòa where he spent his final
days composing the Çré Chaitanya-Bhägavat. There he
revealed the Pastimes of Chaitanya Mahäprabhu but
he was greatly attached to the Pastimes of Nityänanda
Prabhu and he first glorified Nityänanda Prabhu so
much. In an intoxicated mood of devotion he described
Nityänanda Prabhu’s Pastimes very widely. We are
surprised to hear it and we feel it to be a miracle. He
is revealing Mahäprabhu’s Pastimes but he is glorifying
Nityänanda Prabhu so greatly. It is a miracle and we feel
his book could also be called the Nityänanda-Bhägavat.
We are so happy when we are reading the Çré Chaitanya-
Bhägavat, we cannot believe how sweet it is. Çréla
Prabhupäd Bhakti Siddhänta Saraswaté Öhäkur wrote

in his Gauòéya Bhañya,
çré-chaitanya bhägavata,
grantha-çuddha-bhakti mata
kohe sadä çré bhaktivinoda
nirantara päöha phale, kubuddhi yäibe chhale
kåñëa preme labhibe pramoda
“Bhaktivinod Öhäkur has taught that Çré Chaitanya-

Bhägavat is a çuddha-bhakti grantha, a treatise on exclusive
pure devotion. It is like the Ganges flowing from above
to below and nothing—no misconception or unfortunate
influence—can stand in its way. By regularly reading
Çré Chaitanya-Bhägavat one will obtain the joy of
Kåñëa-prema.”
Nityänanda Prabhu’s Exclusive Follower
By the grace of Våndävan Däs Öhäkur we can understand

the Pastimes of both Nityänanda Prabhu and Mahäprabhu.
But there are always a few who are not attracted by
Våndävan Däs Öhäkur’s Çré Chaitanya-Bhägavat. He has
glorified Nityänanda Prabhu in such an intoxicated mood
and he cannot tolerate those who have no faith in Lord
Nityänanda. Sometimes he appears very intolerant,
eta parihäre o ye päpé nindä kare

tabe läthi märoì tä’ra çirera upare
(Çré Chaitanya-Bhägavat Ädi-lélä, 9.225, 17.158)
“If any sinful person disregards the glories of Lord

Nityänanda and dares criticise Him I will kick his head
with my left foot!”
Prabhupäd Çréla Saraswaté Öhäkur has explained

that by this expression Våndävan Däs Öhäkur is giving
unfavorable persons a new chance to come to the
lotus feet of Çré Chaitanya Mahäprabhu. If someone is
apparently mistreated by the Lord’s devotee that will
attract the special mercy of the Lord to them. Våndävan
Däs Öhäkur fought with the demoniac brahmin society
and externally his Pastimes appear very hard. From
different corners he met many obstacles but he crossed
over everything through his devotional activity and
devotional mood and the special mercy of Nityänanda
Prabhu. Sometimes Nityänanda Prabhu even appeared
personally in the body of Våndävan Däs Öhäkur and
bestowed mercy to all the conditioned souls.
Vyäsa of Chaitanya-lélä
Våndävan Däs Öhäkur glorified the Pastimes of
Chaitanya Mahäprabhu greatly but he also mentioned
that in the future they would be more fully revealed. In
many places in Çré Chaitanya-Bhägavat Våndävan Däs
Öhäkur mentioned, “What I am expressing, it will be
fully expressed in the future when Vedavyäsa will appear.
I am not Vedavyäsa. Vedavyäsa will come and He will
give you the Pastimes of Chaitanya Mahäprabhu.” But
in Çré Chaitanya-charitämåta Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj Goswämé
said, “No, Våndävan Däs Öhäkur really is Vedavyäsa.
He has truly revealed Chaitanya-lélä. What he has
willingly left unexpressed, the final Pastimes of
Mahäprabhu, that I am describing here in Çré Chaitanya-
charitämåta.” So Våndävan Däs Öhäkur said, “Vyäsa will
come in the future.” And Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj Goswämé
said, “Våndävan Däs Öhäkur is Vedavyäsa.” And we have
seen that Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj Goswämé became Vyäsadeva,
he revealed the final Pastimes of Mahäprabhu, he fulfilled

Våndävan Däs Öhäkur’s prediction.
By the mercy of Çréla Guru Mahäräj we have got some
light from their expressions and the realisation that
both are Vedavyäsa. First is Våndävan Däs Öhäkur, who
was mentioned by Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj Goswämé as the
vyäsa of Chaitanya-lélä. And second, Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj
Goswämé, because he also expanded Chaitanya-lélä and
very scrutinisingly and finely gave us the revelation of the
final portion of Chaitanya-lélä. Våndävan Däs Öhäkur’s
style was overflooded with enthusiasm, and Kåñëa Däs
Kaviräj Goswämé’s style was very fine and authentic.
I composed two çlokas about the two vyäsas, Çréla Kåñëa
Däs Kaviräj Goswämé and Våndävan Däs Öhäkur, when
we published Çré Chaitanya-charitämåta.
däsa-våndävanaà vande
kåñëa-däsa-prabhuà tathä
chhannävatära-chaitanya-
lélä-vistära-käriëau
dvau nityänandapädäbja-
karuëäreëu-bhuñitau
vyakta-chhannau budhachintyau
vävande vyäsa-rüpiëau
“I bow to Våndävan Däs Öhäkur and Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj

Goswämé. They have revealed the hidden Pastimes
of Lord Kåñëa.” Kåñëa is known as Tri-yuga in Çrémad-
Bhägavatam because He only appears open in three ages
and He is covered in the kali-yuga (chhannaù kalau yad
abhavas Tri-yugo ’tha sa tvam—SB 7.9.38). In kali-yuga
He appears in a hidden way (chhanna) as His own devotee,
Çré Chaitanya Mahäprabhu, the chhanna-Avatär, the
hidden Avatär. So Chaitanya-lélä is the hidden Pastimes
of Lord Kåñëa. And when the Lord appears in a hidden

way as Chaitanya Mahäprabhu the Vedavyäsa of
His lélä may also appear in that way, hidden
(chhanna).
So first, “I bow down to Våndävan Däs Öhäkur and
then to Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj Goswämé because they both
appeared as Vedavyäsa. Våndävan Däs Öhäkur was the
open (vyakta) Vedavyäsa and Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj Goswämé
was the hidden (chhanna) vyäsa and together they
have revealed Chaitanya-lélä. But, both are extremely
blessed by Nityänanda Prabhu! They are decorated
with the dust of Nityänanda Prabhu’s all-merciful lotus
feet (dvau Nityänandapädäbja-karuëäreëu-bhuñitau).”
Våndävan Däs Öhäkur was Nityänanda Prabhu’s own
disciple and Kåñëa Däs Kaviräj Goswämé received the
all-merciful blessings from Nityänanda Prabhu. They
were both enriched with the blessings of Nityänanda
Prabhu. If Nityänanda Prabhu had not appeared no
one could understand Mahäprabhu and no one would
have Çré Chaitanya-charitämåta, Çré Chaitanya-Bhägavat;
nowhere would there be Mahäprabhu’s whole life
history, Mahäprabhu’s preaching programme,
Mahäprabhu’s glorification. We have everything only
by the grace of Nityänanda Prabhu!
In this way Våndävan Däs Öhäkur and Çréla
Kaviräj Goswämé blessed me. By their mercy we can
understand a little bit of Their glories. Våndävan Däs
Öhäkur was very much intoxicated with the Pastimes
of Nityänanda Prabhu and Mahäprabhu, but he had
unlimited love for Nityänanda Prabhu who has given
us our real property in Kåñëa consciousness.
Nityänanda’s Legacy
Nityänanda Prabhu lived in Räòha-deça and preached
Kåñëa consciousness. When Nityänanda Prabhu went
to Gauré Däs Paëòit’s house in Kälnä He met with
Gauré Däs Paëòit and his brother Süryya Däs Sarkhel.
They knew Nityänanda Prabhu and were very happy
to serve Him. Nityänanda Prabhu saw that Süryya
Däs had two daughters and said, “Please make an
arrangement, I want to marry them.” Their father was
very happy that Nityänanda Prabhu Himself wanted
to marry his daughters, Vasudhädevé and Jahnavädevé.
After Nityänanda Prabhu’s Pastimes Jahnavädevé took a
leading part in the sampradäya of Chaitanya Mahäprabhu.
She became a Guru and travelled like a Queen. Everyone
respected her spiritual representation of Nityänanda
Prabhu and she initiated many devotees. She was
the guest of honour at Narottam Däs Öhäkur’s grand
festival in Kheturé-dhäm. Vasudhädevé had one son
named Vérachandra. He was initiated by Jahnavädevé
and he came to control the whole society of Chaitanya
Mahäprabhu’s sampradäya. He glorified Nityänanda
Prabhu and Mahäprabhu in a very grand way, he spread
Their glories more widely than They did. His preaching
was extremely liberal and he was even more merciful
that Nityänanda Prabhu Himself. He did not look at any
faults of anyone and always bestowed his mercy upon
all. During his time in Bengal there were many Buddhist
monks and Vérachandra transformed them into devotees
of Gauräìga Mahäprabhu. He brought thousands and
thousands of people to the lotus feet of Mahäprabhu
during his Pastimes. So, take the lotus feet of Nityänanda
Prabhu! He bestows His mercy not only on His own
generation, but He bestows even more divine mercy
through His followers like His son Vérachandra Prabhu.
The Lotus Feet of Nitäi

Narottam Däs Öhäkur also received Nityänanda Prabhu’s
full mercy and he distributed that widely. Narottam Däs
Öhäkur was a prince in Bengal who became a servitor
of his Guru, Lokanäth Däs Goswämé in Våndävan.
Narottam Däs Öhäkur left everything to take shelter of
the Lord. His expression was, “By Nityänanda Prabhu’s
blessings it is possible to leave all mundane attachments.”
Narottam Däs Öhäkur took the rudder of the ship of
Nityänanda Prabhu along with Vérachandra Prabhu.
His preaching was so glorious. Still we are seeing that
by the preaching of Narottam Däs Öhäkur everyone in
Maëipur and Assam sings the glories of Nityänanda
Prabhu and Mahäprabhu. All of Bengal was influenced
by his preaching, and by Nityänanda Prabhu’s mercy so
many became Vaiñëavas and chanted the Holy Name of
the Lord—the Hare Kåñëa Mahämantra.
Narrotam Däs Öhäkur, Lochan Däs Öhäkur and other
devotees composed many songs about Nityänanda
Prabhu. Narottam Däs Öhäkur’s song Nitäi-pada-kamala
is a very general but very beautiful song. It is short and
very simply expressed but it is very palatable and gives
us our main conception about Nityänanda Prabhu.
If you read and try to understand the meaning you will
understand the truth about Nityänanda Prabhu.
A King-Maker
We have also seen the influence of Çré Nityänanda Prabhu
in the life our Çréla Guru Mahäräj, Çréla Bhakti Rakñak
Çrédhar Dev-Goswämé Mahäräj. Without Nityänanda
Prabhu’s blessings upon him we would not have
received the mercy of Çréla Guru Mahäräj. After Çréla

Bhakti Siddhänta Saraswaté Öhäkur there was quarrel in
the Gauòéya Maöh. Çréla Guru Mahäräj tried to cooperate
with his good friend Väsudev Prabhu, who became the
head of the mission, and Kuïja Bäbu, the secretary of Çréla
Bhakti Siddhänta Saraswaté Öhäkur, who he respected so
much.
Finally many of the leading devotees of Çréla Bhakti
Siddhänta Saraswaté Öhäkur withdrew from the
missionary activities of the Gauòéya Maöh and Çréla Guru
Mahäräj was the last to leave. But Çréla Guru Mahäräj did
not want to take any disciples. He had two reasons. One
was that Väsudev Prabhu was his very close friend. And
second, he preached very widely and successfully in the
time of his Guru Mahäräj, Çréla Saraswaté Öhäkur, and
he wanted to spend the last portion of his life practising
Kåñëa consciousness, reading Çré Chaitanya-charitämåta
and Çrémad-Bhägavatam; he wanted to stay alone.
He had no enthusiasm to make disciples for himself.
Çréla Guru Mahäräj lived in a rented room near the banks
of the Ganges. He would spend his days bathing in the
Ganges, doing Tulasé-sevä and maintaining a garden for
the worship of his Govardhan-çila, reading, writing and
chanting.
All of his Godbrothers were searching for him for maybe
one or two years until finally someone saw him bathing
in the Ganges. They all came and forcefully requested
Çréla Guru Mahäräj, “We need your association. We will
make another institution and you will be the head.” Çréla
Guru Mahäräj said, “No, I won’t take disciples. If I take
disciples others will think I am very enthusiastic to take
disciples. I came away from the Gauòéya Maöh and I do not
want to preach again. I want to spend my last life alone.”
Çréla Guru Mahäräj had resolved not to take disciples

like Lokanäth Däs Goswämé. He simply wanted to practise
for the rest of his life. They pressured Çréla Guru Mahäräj
so much and finally he told them, “I do not want to be a
king in society. I will not be a king, but I can make a king.
I can serve in the capacity of a king-maker.” And he gave
sannyäs to many of his Godbrothers and they accepted
disciples and started missions under his guidance. But
Çréla Guru Mahäräj lived with a few brahmächärés and
from time to time would visit the auspicious birthplaces
of the eternal associates of Çréman Mahäprabhu.
The Order of Nityänanda Prabhu
Then one day Çréla Guru Mahäräj went to Ekachakrä

Dhäm, the birthplace of Çré Nityänanda Prabhu.
Çréla Guru Mahäräj said he went to Ekachakrä to take
the mercy of Nityänanda Prabhu. He offered his full
daëòavat praëäm at the lotus feet of Nityänanda Prabhu
and prayed, “O Nityänanda Prabhu, please give Your
mercy to me.” Then Çréla Guru Mahäräj heard, “You
have the wealth of the mercy of Mahäprabhu in your
heart. You have so much spiritual property but you do
not want to give that to others. That is not good! Why are
you are asking for My mercy? If you want the wealth of
My blessings then distribute your wealth to others and
then you can take more from Me.”
Çréla Guru Mahäräj was surprised and thought, “Yes,
it is no doubt that I have received some wealth from Çréla
Bhakti Siddhänta Saraswaté Öhäkur.” Çréla Guru Mahäräj
reflected deeply on this and then decided he would now
very cautiously accept a few disciples to fulfill his debt
to his Guru Mahäräj and Nityänanda Prabhu. Actually,
this is why there are not so many disciples of Çréla Guru

Mahäräj. He accepted those who approached him just to
satisfy Nityänanda Prabhu by acting on His order.
“Dayäl Nitäi! Dayäl Nitäi!”
We have seen Çréla Guru Mahäräj show us that he is

always depending on the mercy of Nityänanda Prabhu.
Up to his last days when Çréla Guru Mahäräj was in his
zone, upstairs in his room or on his veranda, he was
always chanting, “Dayäl Nitäi! Dayäl Nitäi!” Always his
consciousness was under Nityänanda Prabhu’s mercy,
and he was always thinking of Nityänanda Prabhu.
He forgot his position, everything, he was only asking
for the mercy of Nityänanda Prabhu, chanting, “Dayäl
Nitäi! Dayäl Nitäi! Dayäl Nitäi!” When Çréla Guru Mahäräj
would show sickness, his servant Gaura-Kåñëa Prabhu
would try to give Çréla Guru Mahäräj some relief. He
thought only Harinäm could help and would offer Çréla
Guru Mahäräj his japa mälä. He would ask, “Shall I give
you your chanting beads? You will get some relief.”
Guru Mahäräj replied, “No, no, no, give these chanting
beads to Govinda Mahäräj. My only hope is Dayäl Nitäi!” It
was very clear. He was always calling “Dayäl Nitäi! Dayäl
Nitäi!” Lastly Guru Mahäräj was completely attached to
Nityänanda Prabhu’s merciful glance. This was a miracle
for me. Prabhupäd Saraswaté Öhäkur gave Çréla Guru
Mahäräj exclusive charge of the Rüpänuga line, but Çréla
Guru Mahäräj said that without Nityänanda Prabhu you
will not be able to enter that line. After entering you can
get everything, but you will not gain entrance without
Nityänanda Prabhu’s mercy.
The Power to Rescue

Çréla Bhaktivinod Öhäkur expressed in one song,
‘dayäl nitäi chaitanya’ bole’ näch re ämär man
näch re ämär man, näch re ämära man
aparädha düre jäbe, päbe prema-dhan
aparädher-vichära to näi re
(Gétävalé—Çré Näma-kérttan 2.1-2)
“O my mind, just dance! O my mind, just dance! O my
mind, please dance, chanting, ‘Dayäl Nitäi Chaitanya!’
When you become offenceless you will obtain the
treasure of love of God. But in these Names of Chaitanya
and Nitäi there is no consideration of offences!”
I once asked Çréla Guru Mahäräj, “How is it possible
that there is no consideration of offences in the Names
of Chaitanya and Nitäi?” Çréla Guru Mahäräj answered,
“To some extent it depends on our realisation, but
çatapatra vedhaù nyäya, a needle can pierce through one
hundred leaves within a second. The Names of Nitäi
and Chaitanya have the power to rescue us so quickly
that the time it takes for us to be actually rescued is not
countable.” In this way Çréla Guru Mahäräj explained.
Nityänanda Prabhu—Çré Gurudev
Everything is coming by the grace of Çré Nityänanda

Prabhu. Because our Guru Mahäräj has showen such
deep attachment to Nityänanda Prabhu’s lotus feet we
feel that, and we are feeling Çréla Guru Mahäräj to be the
incarnation of Nityänanda Prabhu. Many things about
Nityänanda Prabhu’s Pastimes are written in the books,
and written in the hearts of the devotees. The Scripture
confirms that Gurudev is always non-different from

Nityänanda Prabhu, that Nityänanda-tattva is Guru-
tattva. Even when Guru is Rädhäräëé, there also we
can see Nityänanda Prabhu’s mercy coming for others.
Nitäiyer koruëä habe, Braje Rädhä-Kåñëa päbe, dharo Nitäiyer
charaë du’ khäni. Nityänanda Prabhu is the non-different
form of Çré Chaitanya Mahäprabhu. But without the
mercy of Nityänanda Prabhu no one will get the mercy
of Chaitanya Mahäprabhu. And without Chaitanya
Mahäprabhu, no one will get entrance into Çré Çré Rädhä-
Kåñëa’s Pastimes. If you want to serve Kåñëa under the
guidance of Rädhäräëé then you must surrender to
Nityänanda Prabhu. By the mercy of Nityänanda Prabhu
you will receive liberation, and not only liberation,
prema-bhakti. Nityänanda Prabhu will give you entrance
into Våndävan, a visa to Vraja Dhäm. Only then will
you be able to enter. If you want that, then you must be
surrendered to Nityänanda Prabhu, and then in the very
easiest way it will come to you. This is the easiest and
only procedure to get the mercy of Lord Kåñëa.
We are very fortunate souls because we heard the
divine Name of Nityänanda Prabhu and we are following,
as possible by us, Nityänanda Prabhu’s line. That is most
clean and clear for the conditioned souls. We will get
everything by the grace of Nityänanda Prabhu and His
associates. I must say to everyone: take shelter of the
lotus feet of Nityänanda Prabhu and you will have no
fear from anywhere. We are all fallen souls and our only
hope is the mercy of Nityänanda Prabhu.
saàsärera pära hai’ bhaktira sägare

ye òubibe, se bhajuka nitäi-chäìdere
(Çré Chaitanya-Bhägavat: Ädi-lélä, 1.77)
“If anyone wants to leave mundane attachment and

defeat mäyä, if anyone wants Kåñëa-prema and Kåñëa-
bhakti, they must worship Nityänanda Prabhu’s lotus
feet.”
Nityänanda Prabhu is more merciful than Mahäprabhu.
Mahäprabhu’s conception was spread mainly by
Nityänanda Prabhu. He has given everything—full-
fledged Kåñëa consciousness—to everyone. Actually
Nityänanda Prabhu’s full mercy is within saìkérttan.
The whole world is chanting the Holy Name—the Divine
Name of Lord Kåñëa, the transcendental sound vibration
form of the Lord,the Hare Kåñëa Mahämantra—by
His grace.
Here is one thing to understand, depending on your
own position you will feel if you have Nityänanda
Prabhu’s mercy or not. If you will feel that within you,
then you will be fully satisfied. By the grace of Nityänanda
Prabhu you will get everything. I pray to Çréla Guru
Mahäräj that he will mercifully give us the shelter of
His lotus feet. What can I say more!

The Glories of
in the Scriptures
vande ’nantädbhutaiçvaryaà
çré-nityänandam éçvaram
yasyechchhayä tat-svarüpam
ajïenäpi nirüpyate
Let me offer my obeisances to the Supreme Lord Çré

Nityänanda Prabhu, whose opulence is wonderful and
unlimited. By His divine will, even a fool can understand
His identity.
saìkarñaëaù käraëa-toya-çäyé
garbhoda-çäyé cha payobdhi-çäyé
çeñaç cha yasyäàça-kaläù sa nityä-
nandäkhya-rämaù çaraëaà mamästu
Mahä-Saìkarñaëa, the predominating Deity of Vaikuëöha

who is the foundation of spiritual and material existence,
Käraëodakaçäyi Viñëu, who presides upon the Causal
Ocean of the cosmic manifestation, Garbhodakaçäyé
Viñëu, who presides over the waters of universal creation
within an individual universe, Kñérodakaçäyé Viñëu, who
lies on the ocean of milk and maintains the existence of
all individual souls within a single universe, and Çeña
Näga, who assumes innumerable forms in order to
satisfy the Supreme Lord’s infinity of desires, are all the
parts and subparts of the plenary portions of He who is
known as Çré Nityänanda Räma, the non-different form
of Lord Balaräm. May I embrace Him as my sole shelter.
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mäyätéte vyäpi-vaikuëöha-loke
pürëaiçvarye çré-chatur-vyüha-madhye
rüpaà yasyodbhäti saìkarñaëäkhyaà
taà çré-nityänanda-rämaà prapadye
I surrender unto the lotus feet of Çré Nityänanda Räma,

who, far beyond the Lord’s illusory energy in the
infinite spiritual world of Vaikuëöha, presides in full
transcendental opulence in the form of Saìkarñaëa, the
all-attractive Lord, amidst the fourfold expansion of the
Lord’s original eternal form.
mäyä-bhartäjäëòa-saìghäçrayäìgaù
çete säkñät käraëämbhodhi-madhye
yasyaikäàçaù çré-pumän ädi-devas

whose first partial cosmic representation, lying on the
Causal Ocean, is called Käraëodakaçäyé Viñëu. He is
the original, supreme Personal Lord, the Master of the
illusory energy and the shelter of all universes.
yasyäàçäàçaù çréla-garbhoda-çäyé
yan-näbhy-abjaà loka-saìghäta-nälam
loka-srañöuù sütikä-dhäma dhätus
I surrender unto the feet of Çré Nityänanda Räma, a

secondary cosmic subpart of whom is Garbhodakaçäyé
Viñëu, the Lord of this individual universe. From the
navel of Garbhodakaçäyé Viñëu sprouts the lotus that is
the birthplace of Brahmä, the engineer of the universe

who creates everything within the universe. The stem of
that lotus is the resting place of the multitude of planets
within the universe.
yasyäàçäàçäàçaù parätmäkhilänäà
poñöä viñëur bhäti dugdhäbdhi-çäyé
kñauëé-bhartä yat-kalä so ’py anantas

whose third cosmic subpart is the Viñëu lying in the ocean
of milk, Kñérodakaçäyé Viñëu, who is the Supersoul of all
living entities and the maintainer of everything within the
universe. Çeña Näga, a further subpart of that Kñérodakaçäyé
Viñëu, effortlessly upholds the Earth upon His head.
e-saba pramäëe jäni nityänanda-tattva-sémä

täìhäke ‘ananta’ kahi, ki täìra mahimä
(Çré Chaitanya-charitämåta: Ädi-lélä 5.126)
From these conclusions we can understand the supreme

ontological identity of Çré Nityänanda Prabhu. But it is
not sufficient to describe His glory only by referring to
Çeñadev Ananta or His other partial manifestations.
ei-rüpe nityänanda ‘ananta’-prakäça

sei-bhäve—kahe muïi chaitanyera däsa
Lord Nityänanda Prabhu has unlimited incarnations

and manifestations! But, in His own supreme personal
transcendental form, He calls Himself a servant of Lord
Chaitanya.
sei kåñëa—nabadwépe çré-chaitanya-chandra

sei balaräma—saìge çré-nityänanda
The Supreme Personality of Godhead Çré Kåñëa appeared

in Nabadwép as Lord Chaitanya Mahäprabhu, and Lord
Balaräm appeared with Him as Lord Nityänanda.
äpane karena kåñëa-lélära sahäya

såñöi-lélä-kärya kare dhari’ chäri käya
Lord Balaräm Himself personally participates in the

Pastimes of Lord Kåñëa, and He does the work of creation
in the four other forms of Saìkarñaëa, Käraëodakaçäyé
Viñëu, Garbhodakaçäyé Viñëu and Kñérodakaçäyé
Viñëu.
såñöy-ädika sevä,—täìra äjïära pälana

‘çeña’-rüpe kare kåñëera vividha sevana
Lord Balaräm thus executes the orders of Lord Kåñëa in

the work of creation in four forms, and in the form of
Lord Çeña He serves Kåñëa in an infinity of ways.
sarva-rüpe äsvädaye kåñëa-sevänanda

sei balaräma—gaura-saìge nityänanda
In all these forms He tastes the transcendental bliss of

serving His Lord Kåñëa. That same Lord Balaräma is
Lord Nityänanda, the companion of Lord Gauräìga
Mahäprabhu.
chaitanya-kåpäya haya nityänande rati

nityänande jänile äpad nähi kati
(Çré Chaitanya-Bhägavat: Ädi-lélä 9.220)
One becomes attached to Lord Nityänanda by the mercy

of Çré Chaitanya, and one who knows Lord Nityänanda
never faces any misfortune.
saàsärera pära häi’ bhaktira sägare

ye òubibe se bhajuka nitäi chändere
ämära prabhura prabhu çré gaurasundara
e baòa bharasä chitte dhari nirantara
(Çré Chaitanya-Bhägavat: Ädi-lélä 17.152-153)
Those who wish to cross the expanse of material existence

and drown in the ocean of devotion must worship
Çré Nitäi-chända, the moonlike Lord Nityänanda.
I will hold this faith within my heart forever: My
master is Nityänanda Prabhu and His Master is Çré
Gaurasundara.
kibä yati nityänanda, kibä bhakta jïäné

yä’ra yena mata icchä, nä bolaye keni
ye-se kene chaitanyera nityänanda nahe
tabu sei päda-padma rahuka hådaye
(Çré Chaitanya-Bhägavat: Ädi-lélä 9.223-224)
Someone may consider Lord Nityänanda a sannyäsé,

someone may consider Him a devotee, and someone
may consider Him a jïäné (philosopher). They may
say whatever they like. Even if Lord Nityänanda was
considered a most insignificant servant of Lord Chaitanya,
still I would keep His lotus feet in my heart.
eta parihäre o ye päpé nindä kare

tabe läthi märoì tä’ra çirera upare
I kick the head of any sinful person who disregards the

glories of Lord Nityänanda and dares to criticise Him.
madirä javané jadi nityänanda dhare

tathäpi brahmära vandhya kahila tomare
(Çré Chaitanya-Bhägavat: Antya-lélä 6.123)
This I tell to you, even if He drinks wine, and even if

He embraces an outcaste girl, Lord Nityänanda is fit to
be worshiped by Lord Brahmä.
dui bhäi eka-tanu—samäna-prakäça

nityänanda nä mäna, tomära habe sarva-näça
ekete viçväsa, anye nä kara sammäna
“ardha-kukkuöé-nyäya” tomära pramäëa
(Çré Chaitanya-charitämåta: Ädi-lélä 5.175-176)
The two brothers Çré Gaura and Çré Nitäi are like one
form; They are identical manifestations. If you do not
believe in Lord Nityänanda, 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.
kona chaitanyera loka nityänanda-prati

‘manda’ bole, hena dekha,—se kevala ‘stuti’
If you find any follower of Lord Chaitanya appear to
say something bad about Lord Nityänanda, you should
know for certain that what they said was actually
glorification.
nityänanda-svarüpe se nindä nä laoyäya

tä’na pathe thäkile se gaurachandra päya
Anyone who follows Lord Nityänanda without

finding fault in Him will surely attain the shelter of
Çré Gaurachandra.
sarva-bhäve swämé yena haya nityänanda

täì’ra haiyä bhaji yena prabhu-gaurachandra
Let me serve Lord Gaurachandra under the instructions

of Lord Nityänanda, who is my worshipable Lord in all
respects.
nityänanda avadhüta sabäte ägala

chaitanyera däsya-preme ha-ilä pägala
Çré Nityänanda, the wandering Avadhüt is the foremost

of all the associates of Lord Chaitanya. He became mad
in the ecstasy of loving service to Lord Chaitanya.

Because He is always intoxicated with ecstatic love

for the divine Name of Çré Gauräìgadev, and because
He is an incarnation of mercy, Çré Nityänanda Prabhu
is very, very merciful to the fallen souls and does not
discriminate between fit and unfit recipients of His
divine, love-giving grace.
prema-prachäraëa ära päñaëòa-dalana

dui-kärye avadhüta karena bhramaëa
(Çré Chaitanya-charitämåta: Antya-lélä 3.149)
For two purposes—to distribute divine love and to

subdue the deluded (atheists)—the Avadhüt Lord
Nityänanda, the most dedicated devotee of the Lord,
moves throughout the country.
jaya jaya avadhüta-chandra nityänanda

jagat bäìdhila yeìha diyä prema-phäìda
All glories, all glories to Avadhüt-chandra Çré Nityänanda

Prabhu, who has bound the entire world with a knot of
ecstatic love!
nityänandaà ahaà naumi

sarvänanda-karaà param
hari-näma-pradaà devam
avadhüta-çiromaëim
(Çré Nityänanda Praëam)
I bow down to the Supreme Lord Çré Nityänanda

Prabhu, who is known as Avadhüt, the crest jewel of
all paramahaàsa mendicants. He is the awarder of the
highest joy to all and the bestower of the Holy Name of
Lord Hari.
säkñätei dekha sabe ei tribhuvane

nityänanda-dväre päilena prema-dhane
Just see for yourself how Nityänanda Prabhu has blessed

the people of this universe with the treasure of divine love.
bhaja gauräìga kaha gauräìga

laha gauräìgera näma
ye jana gauräìga bhaje sei haya ämär präëa
Çréman Nityänanda Prabhu mercifully calls out: “Please

always worship Gauräìga, speak about Gauräìga and
take Gauräìga’s Holy Name with all devotion. One who
adores My beloved master Gauräìga is as dear to Me
as My own life, he is My life and soul.”
näche mätoyärä nitäi godrumera mäöhe

jagat mätäya nitäi premera mälasäöe
paläya duranta kali poriyä bibhräöe
ki sukhe bhäsilo jéva gorächandera näöe
dekhiyä çuniyä päçaëòéra buke phäöe
(Gétävalé—Nagara-kértan 8.5-8)
All glories to Nityänanda 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 Çré Gauräìga and
Nityänanda. Seeing such dancing, or even hearing of it,
melts the hearts of even great atheists.
jaya nityänanda-chandra jaya chaitanyera präëa

tomära charaëäravinde bhakti deha’ däna
All glories to Lord Nityänandachandra, He is the life

and soul of Çré Chaitanya Mahäprabhu! My dear Lord
Nityänanda, kindly bless me with the gift of devotion for
Your lotus feet.
nityänanda-prasäde se gaurachandra jäni

nityänanda-prasäde se vaiñëavere chini
nityänanda-prasäde se nindä yära kñaya
nityänanda-prasäde se viñëu-bhakti haya
(Çré Chaitanya-Bhägavat: Madhya-lélä 22.135-136)
By Lord Nityänanda’s mercy one knows Lord

Gaurachandra. By Lord Nityänanda’s mercy one can
recognise the Vaiñëavas. By Lord Nityänanda’s mercy
one’s offences are destroyed. By Lord Nityänanda’s
mercy one attains devotion to Lord Viñëu.
nityänanda-mahimä-sindhu ananta, apära

eka kaëä sparçi mätra,—se kåpä täìhära
The ocean of Lord Nityänanda’s glories is infinite and

unfathomable. It is only by His mercy can I touch even
a drop of it.
hä hä prabhu nityänanda, premänanda sukhé

kåpä-bolokana koro ämi boòo duùkhé
(Prärthanä—Sävarana Çré Gaura Päda Padme Prärthanä 3)
O Lord, O Lord Nityänanda Prabhu, ever in the joy

of Your love; kindly give Your gracious glance, I am
miserable without You.
ära kabe nitäi-chända koruëä koribe

saàsära-bäsanä mora kabe tuccha ha’be
(Prärthanä—Lälasämäyé Prärthanä 2)
When will I obtain the mercy of Lord Nityänanda

Prabhu? When, by His mercy, will my desire for material
enjoyment become insignificant?
kabe nityänanda, more kori doyä,

chäòäibe mora viñoyera mäyä
diyä more nija- charaëera chäyä,
nämera häöete dibe adhikär
(Çaraëägati—Vijïäpti 6)
When will Lord Nityänanda Prabhu be merciful to me

and release me from the illusion of worldliness? Giving
me the shade of His lotus feet, when will He allow me to
enter the marketplace of the Holy Name?

Kérttans Glorifying
Instructions to the Mind
Manaù-Çikñä
by Çréla Narottam Däs Öhäkur
nitäi-pada-kamala, koöé-chandra-suçétala,
je chäyäya jagata juòäy
heno nitäi bine bhäi, rädhä-kåñëa päite näi,
dåòha kori dharo nitäira päya

(1) The holy lotus feet of Nitäi,
cooling like ten million moons—
In the shade of which
the world gains soothing relief;
Without that Nitäi, O brother,
No one can reach Rädhä and Kåñëa—
Clasp His lotus feet with full conviction.
se sambandha nähi jära, båthä janma gelo tära,

sei paçu boòo durächära
nitäi nä bolilo mukhe, majilo saàsära-sukhe,
vidyä-kule ki koribe tära

(2) One who never got His connection,
passed his life in vain—
Such an animal is so very wicked;
He whose mouth never uttered ‘Nitäi,’
merged in mundane pleasures—
How can his aristocratic lineage save him?
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ahaìkäre matta hoiyä, nitäi-pada päsariyä,

asatyere satya kori mäni
nitäiyer koruëä habe, braje rädhä-kåñëa päbe,
dharo nitäiyer charaëa du’ khäni
(3) Maddened with pride,

forgetting the lotus feet of Nitäi—
I embrace untruth as truth;
But when Nitäi gives His Grace
you’ll reach Rädhä and Kåñëa in Braja—
O embrace the lotus feet of Nitäi!
nitäiyer charaëa satya, tähära sevaka nitya,

nitäi-pada sadä koro äça
narottama boòo duùkhé, nitäi more koro sukhé
räkho räìgä-charaëera päça
(4) The lotus feet of Nitäi are truth,

His servitors are eternal—
Ever aspire for the shelter of His feet;
Narottam is very sad—
O Nitäi make me happy—
Please keep me at Your lovely lotus feet!

My Lord Nitäi—
The Jewel of all Transcendental Qualities
Nitäi guëamaëi ämära
nitäi guëamaëi ämära nitäi guëamaëi

äniyä premera banyä bhäsäla abané
(1) O my Lord Nityänanda, the jewel of all good qualities;

O Nitäi, the jewel of all good qualities has brought a flood
of ecstatic love of Godhead that has drowned the whole
world.
premabanyä loye nitäi äila gäuòa deçe

òubilo bhakata-gaëa dénahéna bhäse
(2) Lord Nityänanda has brought this overwhelming

deluge of love of Godhead to the land of Bengal on Lord
Chaitanya’s order. The devotees have been inundated
by this deluge but the unfortunate non-devotees have
remained floating on that ecstatic ocean.
dénahéna patita pämara nähi bäche

brahmära durlabha prema sabäkäre jäche
(3) Lord Nityänanda freely offered this rare gift of love

of Godhead, which is difficult for even Lord Brahmä to
attain, to the fallen and wretched souls who were not
desirous of receiving it.

äbaddha karuëä-sindhu käöiyä muhäna
ghore ghore bule prema-amiyära bäna
(4) The ocean of mercy had formerly been tightly sealed,

but Lord Nitäi cut a channel in its boundary to allow the
great flooding waves of ecstatic love to wash down from
house to house.
lochan bole heno nitäi jebä nä bhajilo

jäniyä çuniyä sei ätmaghäté hoilo
(5) Lochan Däs says, “Whoever has not worshiped this

Lord Nitäi, or accepted the great gift offered by Him,
that person knowingly commits suicide.”

Çré Nityänanda Räya—
Never Angry and Ever-Blissful
Akrodha paramänanda
akrodha paramänanda nityänanda räy

abhimäna-çünya nitäi nagare beòäy
(1) The great personality, Lord Nityänanda Prabhu, is

free from anger and full of transcendental ecstasy. He
wanders throughout the towns, free from false pride and
arrogance.
adhama patita jéver dväre dväre giyä

harinäma mahämantra dena biläiyä
(2) He travels from door to door to the homes of the fallen

souls, freely distributing the Hare Kåñëa Mahämantra.
järe dekhe täre kohe dante tåëa kori

ämäre kiniyä loho bhaja gaurahari
(3) With straw between His teeth, He begs all who

cross His path, “Worship Lord Gaurahari and you will
purchase Me.”
eta boli’ nityänanda bhüme goòi jäy

sonära parvvata jena dhüläte loöäy
(4) Saying this Nityänanda Prabhu falls to the ground,

appearing like a golden mountain rolling in the dust.
heno avatäre jära rati nä janmilo

lochan bole sei päpé elo ära gelo
(5) Where attachment for such an incarnation has not

arisen, Lochan Däs says that such a sinful person comes
and goes in the cycle of repeated birth and death.

The Sacred Order of
Çré Chaitanya Mahäprabhu
Äjïä-Öahal
by Çréla Bhaktivinod Öhäkur
nadéyä-godrume nityänanda mahäjana

pätiyäche näma-haööa jivera käraëa
(1) In the land of Nadéyä, on the island of Godruma,

the magnanimous Lord Nityänanda has opened up the
Marketplace of the Holy Name, meant for the deliverance
of all fallen souls.
(çraddhävän jan he, çraddhävän jan he)

prabhura äjïäya, bhäi, mägi ei bhikñä
bolo ‘kåñëa,’ bhajo kåñëa, koro kåñëa-çikñä
(2) O people of faith! O people of faith! By the order of

Lord Gauräìga, O brothers, I beg these three requests of
you: Chant “Kåñëa!”, worship Kåñëa, and teach others
about Kåñëa.
aparädha-çünya ho’ye laha kåñëa-näma

kåñëa mätä, kåñëa pita, kåñëa dhana-präëa
(3) Being careful to remain free of offences, just take the
holy name of Lord Kåñëa. Kåñëa is your mother, Kåñëa is
your father, and Kåñëa is the treasure of your life.
kåñëera saàsära koro chäòi’ anächära

jéve doyä, kåñëa-näma—sarvva-dharma-sära
(4) Giving up all sinful activities, carry on your worldly

duties only in relation to Lord Kåñëa. The showing of
compassion to other souls by loudly chanting the Holy
Name of Kåñëa is the essence of all forms of religion.

My Most Merciful Nitäi

Nitäi ämär dayär avadhi
äre bhäi! nitäi ämär dayära avadhi!

jévere koruëä kori,’ deçe deçe phiri’ phiri’
prema-dhana jäche niravadhi
(1) O Brothers! My Lord Nitäi’s mercy is limitless!

Bestowing His mercy upon the souls of this world He
wanders from place to place perpetually offering the
great treasure of ecstatic spiritual love to all.
adwaitera saìge raìga, dharäëe nä jäya aìga,

gorä-preme gaòä tanu khäni
òhuliya òhuliya chale, bähu tuli’ hari bole,
du-nayane bahe nitä-ira päëi
(2) Joyous in the association of Adwaita Ächäryya

He is so full of ecstatic love for His Lord Gauräìga that
He cannot remain standing. Repeatedly staggering,
intoxicated with love, He raises His arms and chants,
“Haribol!” as tears stream from His two lotus eyes.
kapäle tilaka çobhe, kutila-kuntala-lole

guïjarä äìöuni chüòa täya
keçaré jiniyä kaöi, kaöi taöe néla dhaöé
bäjana nüpura räìga päya
(3) His forehead anointed with beautiful tilaka, His curling

locks swaying to and fro, He wears a crown of red guïja
berries. Blue garments decorate His waist which defeats
that of a lion’s beautiful waist and ankle bells tinkle upon

His reddish lotus feet.
bhuvana-mohana veça! majäila saba deça!

rasä veçe aööa aööa häsa!
prabhu mora nityänanda kevala änanda-kanda
guëa gäya våndävana däsa
(4) His glorious beauty enchants the whole world!

He inundates the entire world with the nectar of spiritual
love! Overcome with ecstatic love, He smiles and loudly
laughs and laughs! “Lord Nityänanda is my Master.
He is the only source of spiritual joy for this world, and
I, Våndävan Däs, sing His divine glories.”

Eight Prayers Glorifying
Lord Nityänanda
Çré Çré Nityänandäñöakam
by Çréla Våndävan Däsa Öhäkura
sarach-chandra-bhräntià sphurad-amala-käntià
gaja-gatià
hari-premonmattaà dhåta-parama-sattvaà
smita-mukham
sadäghürëan-netraà kara-kalita-vetraà
kali-bhidaà
bhaje nityänandaà bhajana-taru-kandaà
niravadhi
(1) I perpetually worship Çré Nityänanda Prabhu, the root
of the Kåñëa-bhakti tree, whose bright face outshines the full
autumn moon, whose pure complexion glistens, whose
gait is like that of an intoxicated majestic elephant, who
is always mad in Kåñëa-prema, who is the personification
of pure spiritual energy, whose face wears a gentle smile,
whose eyes are always rolling due to His absorption in
Kåñëa-prema, whose lotus hand gracefully carries a staff,
and who, by the performance of Näma-saìkérttan, pierces
the influence of kali-yuga.
rasänäm ägäraà svajana-gaëa-sarvasvam

atulaà
tadéyaika-präëa-pramita-vasudhä-
jähnava-patim
sadä-premonmädaà param aviditaà manda
manasäm
niravadhi
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of the Kåñëa-bhakti tree, who is the mainstay of all rasas
(mellows of devotional service), who is be-all and end-all
of His devotees, who is beyond compare, who is the master
of both Vasudhä and Jähnavä-devé who consider Him
more dear than their own lives, who is always maddened
in Kåñëa-prema, and who is unrecognised as the Supreme
Lord only by those of apathetic disposition.
çaché-sünu-preñöhaà nikhila-jagad-iñöaà
sukha-mayaà
kalau majjaj-jivoddharaëa-karaëoddäma-
karuëam
harer äkhyänäd vä bhava-jaladhi-garvonnati-
haraà
niravadhi
of the Kåñëa-bhakti tree, who is very dear to Çré Çaché-
nandana, who is worshiped by the entire universe, who
is the embodiment of happiness, whose infinite mercy
is the means for delivering the souls who are drowning
in the age of Kali, and who by performing Çré-Harinäma-
saìkérttana eradicates the swelling of false pride in the
ocean of repeated birth and death.
aye bhrätar néëäà kali-kaluñiëäà kià

nu bhavitä
tathä präyaçchittaà rachaya yad-anäyäsata
ime
vrajanti tväm itthaà saha bhagavatä
mantrayati yo
niravadhi

of the Kåñëa-bhakti tree, who said to Çré Kåñëa Chaitanya,
“O brother Gauräìga! What will be the destination of the
sinful souls of kali-yuga and how will they be redeemed?
Please devise a method by which they will easily attain
You.”
yatheñöhaà re bhrätaù kuru hari-hari-dhvänam

aniçaà
tato vaù saàsärämbudhi-taraëa-däyo
mayi laget
idaà bähu-sphoöair aöati raöayan yaù
pratigåham
niravadhi
(5) I perpetually worship Çré Nityänanda Prabhu, the

root of the Kåñëa-bhakti tree, who, wandering throughout
Bengal, approached the door of every home, and with
upraised arms exclaimed, “O Brothers! Without inhibition
all of you together, continuously chant Çré-Harinäma. If
you do so, I will ensure your deliverance from the ocean
of material existence.”
balät saàsärämbhonidhi-harana-
kumbhodbhavam aho
satäà çreyaù-sindhünnati-kumuda-bandhuà
samuditaà
khala-çreëé-sphürjittimira-hara-sürya-
prabham ahaà
niravadhi
(6) I eternally worship Çré Nityänanda Prabhu, the root

of the Kåñëa-bhakti tree, who forcibly swallows the ocean
of repeated birth and death like the Agastya Muni that
made all the oceans dry up by drinking only a palmful
of water, who is the rising full moon (the friend of the
night-blooming lotus) which causes the ocean of the
saintly persons’ welfare (their bhävas) to swell, and who
is the sun whose brilliant rays dissipate the darkness of
ignorance cast by the various classes of miscreants.
naöantaà gäyantaà harim anuvadantaà

pathi pathi
vrajantaà paçyantaà svam api na dayantaà
jana-gaëam
prakurvantaà santaà sa-karuëa-dåg-antaà
prakalanäd
niravadhi
(7) I eternally worship Çré Nityänanda Prabhu, the root
of the Kåñëa-bhakti tree, who wandered on every path
in Bengal dancing, singing, and calling out “Hari bol!
Haribol!” and who, inconsiderate of His own self, lov-
ingly bestowed merciful sidelong glances upon those
who were not compassionate to even their own selves.
su-bibhräëaà bhrätuù kara-sarasijaà

komalataraà
mitho vakträlokochchhalita-paramänanda-
hådayam
bhramantaà mädhuryair ahaha madayantaà
pura-janän
niravadhi
(8) I eternally worship Çré Nityänanda Prabhu, the root of

the Kåñëa-bhakti tree, who held the supremely soft lotus-
hand of His brother Çré Gauräìga Mahäprabhu, whose
heart became filled with the highest bliss when they
gazed into each other’s lotus faces, and who wandered
here and there delighting the townspeople with His
sweetness.
rasänäà ädhäraà rasika-vara-sad-vaiñëava-

dhanaà
rasägäraà säraà patita-tati-täraà
smaraëataù
paraà nityänandäñöakam idam apürvaà
pathati yaù
tad-aìghri-dvandväbjaà sphuratu nitaräà
tasya hådaye
(9) May Çré Nityänanda Prabhu place His lotus feet in

the heart of one who lovingly recites this unprecedented
and supremely potent Nityänandäñöakam, which is
full of spiritual rasa, the greatest treasure of the pure
devotees qualified to relish such transcendental rasa,
and the storehouse of the very essence of such rasa. It
bestows liberation to fallen souls who simply remember
Nityänanda Prabhu’s sublime qualities.
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The Nectarean Glories of

The Divine Pastimes

His Divine Grace

Accompanied by a compilation of Scriptural

Çré Chaitanya Säraswat Maöh

Printed February 2009 in India

First Printing: 1,000 copies

Compiled by: Kamal Kåñëa Däs

Çréman Nityänanda Dvädaçakam 1

The Divine Pastimes 9

The Glories of Çré Nityänanda Prabhu 59

Publications and International Centres 83

Offered to the lotus hands of

çuddha bhakti prachärite tomä sama näi

yo ’nanto ’nanta-vaktrair niravadhi hari-

(1) O my heart! Please eternally serve the lotus feet of

aàçair yaù kñéraçäyé sakala bhuvanapaù

(2) O my heart! You please eternally serve Çré

yasyäàço vyuha-madhye vilasati paramavyomni

(3) O my heart, please eternally render divine

yaçchädi vyuha-madhye prabhavati sagaëo

(4) O heart, please constantly serve the dust of the

(5) My dear heart, please eternally worship that gracious

of the most supreme and intense ecstasy. The love that

yo bälye lélayaikaù parama-madhurayä

(6) O my dear heart! Please serve forever the lotus feet

bhrämaà bhrämaï cha térthän yati-mukuöa-maëi

çré-gauraù çréniväsädibhir api yamäväpälaye

(7) Dear heart, please eternally serve the lotus feet of

präptäjïo gaura-chandrädakhilajana gaëoddhära-

(8) My heart, please constantly give thyself to the divine

säkñäd-gauro gaëänäà çirasi yad avadhütasya

(9) Please worship eternally, dear heart, that gracious

(10) O my heart, please eternally render divine

(11) Day and night Çré Chaitanya Mahäprabhu was

(12) Dear Lord, O Nityänanda Prabhu, emperor of the

His Divine Grace

Çréla Guru Mahäräj, Çréla Bhakti Rakñak Çrédhar Dev-

yo ’nanto ’nanta-vaktrair niravadhi hari-

“O my heart! Please eternally serve the lotus feet of that

aàçair yaù kñéraçäyé sakala bhuvanapaù

“O my heart! You please eternally serve Çré

heads—sahasra-çirñä puruñaù; within His womb (garbha)

yasyäàço vyuha-madhye vilasati paramavyomni

“O my heart, please eternally render divine

about Nityänanda Prabhu’s super-position. Before we

“My dear heart, please eternally worship that gracious

of liberation in the ‘One’ as propounded in the Vedas.

Two Prabhus and One Mahä-Prabhu

eka mahäprabhu, ära prabhu dui-jana

There is one Mahäprabhu, He is the famous Çré

servitor.” Hearing this was like a thunderbolt to Häòäi

The ordinary idea of an Avadhüt has been given in the

antaù çäktaù bahiù çaivaù

“He appears to be internally like a çäkta, a worshipper

Waiting for Nityänanda

täla-dhvaja eka ratha—saàsärera sära

“Last night I saw in My dream a chariot marked with the