Çré Bhaimi Ekadäsé Issue no:129 5th January 2019 Understanding Lord Nityananda

Lord Nityananda Travels To The Holy Places Unflinching Faith In Lord Nityananda Srila Narahari Chakravarti Thakura Srila Das Thakura

The Result Of Accepting The Glories Of Ekacakra The Shelter Lord Nityananda His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Srila Narottama Das Thakura

Circulaton 29, 601 Issue no 129, Page — 2 nityaà bhägavata-sevayä Lord Nityananda Travels To The Holy Places agitated hearts. Majestically walking like the Srila Narahari Chakravarti Thakura best of elephants, Nityananda distributed the Lord's mercy to everyone. Just as He travelled in “Nityananda Ram and Lord Chaitanya are one Dväpara-yuga in the form of Baladeva, now He and the same body. Lord Nityananda was born travelled in the same way to all the holy térthas. in räòha-deça in the village of Ekacakra-gräma. “While traveling to the south, He went to Pan- His father's name was Hadai Pandita and moth- darpura where He saw the Deity of Vitthalana- er's was Padmavati. To describe their affection tha. In that village lived one sober brähmaëa for their son is beyond the power of my words. who was a Godbrother of . The son of Padmavati, who is always filled with That brähmaëa took Lord Nityananda to his the greatest ecstasy, manifested various pastimes house and offered Him fruits and milk. The at Ekacakra. He displayed for everyone the pas- people of Pandarpura where greatly fortunate. times of the various incarnations in Their differ- By seeing Nityananda, their lives became suc- ent moods. The residents of Ekacakra were most cessful. Who can understand the Lord's mind? fortunate as they accepted Nityanandacandra as Seeing Vitthalanatha, remained there in their life and soul. seclusion. “Lord Nityananda remained at home for twelve “Then one day by the invitation of the bräh- years, during which everyone's affection for maëa, his , Laksmipati, came there from Him increased. However, who can understand a distant place. Laksmipati was expert in all the the mind of Nityananda? He could not remain çästras and he had many disciples with him. peaceful without Lord Chaitanya. Who can describe the loving affection he had for “One day He considered in His mind, ’It is not his disciples, just as parents have for their child. proper for Me to go to Navadvépa just now. Lord Performing the most ancient rituals which can- Chaitanya has appeared there and presently is not be described in words, he was a well known hiding Himself as a child. When He discloses His identity to His devotees, then I will go to saint in the devotional path. Who can describe meet Him. At present I will go on pilgrimage.' the glories of Laksmipati, whose disciple was Thinking like this, Nityananda Prabhu smiled Madhavendra Puri? to Himself. “Madhavendra Puri was full of ecstatic lov- “At that time one sannyäsé came to the village. ing devotion. Whoever remembers his name He inquired from the people about where Hadai achieves all success. Ishvara Puri, Ranga Puri, Pandita lives. On understanding the location of and many others where his disciples. All of the Hadai Pandita's house, the sannyäsé went there. disciples of Madhavendra Puri in and Seeing the sannyäsé, Hadai Pandita became very Orissa were devotees of Lord , attached happy. He immediately brought many eatables in pure love. Madhavendra was well known in and offered them to the sannyäsé. The sannyäsé the Madhva-sampradäya. He was an ocean however said, ’I have one request from you. If of transcendental qualities, being very dear to you accept my request then only I will eat.' Hadai Laksmipati. Pandita vowed to accept the sannyäsé's request “This Laksmipati stayed at the house of his and proceeded to feed him. As the sannyäsé brähmaëa disciple and, accepting his food was about to leave he asked for Nityananda to there, he passed his time in Kåñëa-kathä. Re- accompany him. Nityananda, remaining peace- peatedly Laksmipati told his disciple, ’There is ful at heart, solaced His parents and left with some special auspiciousness in your house. the sannyäsé. In this way He was able to leave I have come many times to your house, but I His home. Who can understand His wonderful have never felt such happiness in my mind. I pastimes? think there is some great devotee here.' The “Whoever sees the youthful Nityananda, brähmaëa replied, ’Your mercy is very strong.' whose beauty attracts the whole world, feels his By the desire of the Lord, the brähmaëa did not eyes coolly refreshed. Wherever Lord Nityanan- reveal His presence. In this way they spent the da went people came rushing to see Him with day in different topics. Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya www.ibmedu.org nityaà bhägavata-sevayä Issue no 129, Page—3 “In the evening, while sitting in a secluded place, sannyäsé looked on Lord Nityananda's beautiful Laksmipati sang the glories of Lord . face with unblinking eyes. With unflinching devotion he prayed to Baladeva “Falling on the ground, Nityananda offered His with tears in his eyes, ’O Lord, I am the lowest, obeisances to the sannyäsé, who quickly picked sinful person. Please be merciful to me. By so up the Lord and took Him on his lap. Nityananda doing, Your fame will spread throughout the said to Laksmipati again and again, ’Please initiate universe.' After he offered these prayers, he fell Me and deliver Me.' to the ground, tears streaming from his eyes. The “Hearing Nityananda's sweet words, the san- state of Laksmipati cannot be properly described. nyäsé was agitated and began to float in his He was very old, and in intense lamentation he own tears. Unable to disobey the order of Lord fell unconscious. He was unable to remain steady Balarama, Laksmipati on that very day gave ini- due to his profound loving ecstasy. tiation to Lord Nityananda. After giving Him the “Suddenly, by the will of the Lord, he fell asleep. , the sannyäsé took the Lord on his lap Lord Nityananda, in the form of Balarama, ap- and, becoming overwhelmed, his body trembled peared in a dream before the sannyäsé. What in ecstasy. wonderful beauty, defeating that of Cupid! His “The most merciful Lord Nityananda is very dear limbs defeated the beauty of a mountain of silver. to Laksmipati. What is there He cannot do? He His arms extended to His knees, His chest was is Himself the fully independent Supreme Lord. broad and His lotus eyes extended to His ears. His earrings attracted the minds of the whole In this way, Lord Nityananda, the reservoir of universe and at the left side of His waist He kept love and well-wisher of the devotees, increased a beautiful buffalo horn. His body was decorated the ecstasy of the whole Madhva-sampradäya. with various ornaments. Indeed, nothing within By becoming a disciple of Sri Laksmipati, Lord the universe can be compared to His beauty. Nityananda increased the ecstasy of His guru. His face defeats the beauty of the full moon. “Very soon after this, Lord Nityananda went to While speaking, unlimited nectar flowed from another place. Others are unable to understand His mouth. the Lord's pastimes. Being bereft of Nityananda's “Speaking slowly He said, ’My dear Laksmipati, association, that sannyäsé became greatly agi- My heart breaks hearing your lamentation. O tated. Without speaking to anyone, he thought Laksmipati, Krishna is the Lord of My life and you deeply to himself. are His servant life after life.' “As night was ending Laksmipati fell asleep. In Laksmipati, holding the lotus feet of Baladeva a dream, Lord Nityananda appeared before him. replied, ’I pray that I will not have any differenti- Seeing the Lord, the most sober Laksmipati could ation like this in my mind.' not check his tears. Then Nityananda manifested Hearing these words of Laksmipati, Lord His form of Lord Balarama before Laksmipati. Balarama smiled and said, ’In this village one Seeing this, the sannyäsé fell at His feet. Wet with brähmaëa's son has come in the dress of an his tears, the sannyäsé said again and again, ’You avadhüta. He will become your disciple. With have incarnated just to bewilder me. Lord this mantra you initiate Him as your disciple.' does not know You, others cannot know You, Lord Balarama then uttered the mantra in the only those whom You desire can know You. Why ear of Laksmipati who, on receiving that mantra, are You tricking me? I am a most insignificant became ecstatic. After thus bestowing His mercy, insect, a fool. Please show mercy on me for I am Lord Balarama disappeared. surrendered to You.' “After rising in the morning, as the sannyäsé “Hearing the words of Sri Laksmipati, the Lord was remembering the dream, Nityananda Pra- again appeared as Lord Nityananda. The form bhu appeared before him. Seeing the luster of of the Lord was more enchanting than a flashing Nityananda, Laksmipati considered, ’What a bolt of lightening. Seeing such beauty, Laksmipati wonderful bodily effulgence! He cannot be a became agitated in love. Lord Nityananda then human being!' Thinking like this, the learned bestowed His mercy and fulfilled Sri Laksmipati's desire. The Lord forbade Laksmipati to disclose www.ibmedu.org Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya Issue no 129, Page — 4 Top left 4 nityaà bhägavata-sevayä this incident, and after solacing him, He disap- Innumerable people came to see Him. Lord peared. Nityananda, however, did not remain in one “Laksmipati became greatly distressed upon place, but wandered throughout Vraja in great losing the Lord's darçana. He woke from his ecstasy. Sometimes He would go to Gokula in sleep and saw that night had passed. He was Mahavana and see Madana-gopala and stay unable to speak to anyone and could not remain there for some time. When He saw the house patient. From that day his condition was won- of Nanda Mahäräja, He would shed tears as He derful. Seeing his state all his disciples became remembered His previous pastimes. He then worried. Then suddenly Laksmipati left their departed for further pilgrimage. association [went back to Godhead]. The Lord offered obeisances to Madana-go- “What do I know of the character of Sri Lak- pala and departed for Hastinapura, where the smipati? He is very dear to Lord Nityananda and Pandavas once resided. He then returned to the is well known in the world. forests of Vraja and performed amazing pas- The devotion of the residents of Pandarpura times on the bank of the Yamuna. Sometimes cannot be described. Even today they have He would sit under this beautiful vaöa tree and very strong devotion by the mercy of Lord Ni- sometimes He would roll in the dust. Sometimes tyananda. He would decorate Himself with various flow- “According to His own desires, the Lord then ers and sometimes He would call out, ’Where traveled to different holy places in great joy. After is Kanai, the Lord of My life?' Filled with ecstatic some days He met Srila Madhavendra Puri near feelings, the body of Lord Nityananda would Pratécé-tértha. Who can describe the manifesta- tremble and His long lotus eyes would fill with tion of love when they met? Only one who has tears. Thus the Lord enjoyed His pastimes in seen can know. Madhavendra Puri accepted Ni- Vrindavan. Who has the power to understand tyananda as his friend, but Nityananda accepted His activities? Madhavendra Puri as His guru. “Lord Nityananda could understand that Lord “In the Caitanya-bhägavata, Madhavendra Chaitanya was secretly enjoying His pastimes at Puri states: ’Because Lord Krishna has special Navadvipa. Lord Nityananda, the wielder of the love for me, therefore I have obtained a friend plow, smiled and in ecstasy the hairs of His body such as Nityananda.' constantly stood on end. The Lord thus became “Ishvara Puri and others were all astonished impatient due to attraction to Lord Chaitanya and seeing their relationship and they all developed He departed for Navadvipa from here. deep love for Nityananda. Nityananda and “For twenty years Lord Nityananda travelled Madhavendra drowned in the nectar of Krishna to the holy places. Who can describe all the consciousness and for some time they discussed pastimes He performed during that time? This is both day and night together. the pastime place of Lord Nityananda. Whoever “Lord Nityananda took leave of Madhavendra sees this place is most fortunate. Puri and went to Setubandha [Rameshvara] for — -ratnäkara - Srila Narahari Cakravarté Thakura, Published darçana. Sri Madhavendra Puri took his disci- by Puëòaréka Vidyänidhi dasa. ples headed by Ishvara Puri and went to Sarayu- tértha. Both Lord Nityananda and Madhavendra The Glories Of Ekacakra Puri nearly died feeling separation for each other, His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami but due to their love for Krishna, they somehow survived. Although Lord Nityananda is most Räòha-deçe refers to the village of the name sober, still He traveled everywhere. Ekacakra, in the district of Birbhum, next to “In a few days Lord Nityananda reached Burdwan. After the Burdwan railway station Mathura and enjoyed sporting in the mood of there is another branch line, which is called the a child with the young boys there. Whoever Loop Line of the Eastern Railway, and there saw Lord Nityananda just once could not leave is a railway station of the name Mallarapura. Eight miles east of this railway station, Ekacakra His association for a moment. Lord Nityananda village is still situated. Ekacakra village extends is the supreme personification of sweetness. Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya www.ibmedu.org nityaà bhägavata-sevayä Issue no 129, Page—5 north and south for an area of about eight miles. Nityananda Prabhu did not factually construct Other villages, namely Viracandra-pura and Vi- any temples. The temple was constructed at the rabhadra-pura, are situated within the area of the time of Virabhadra Prabhu. In the Bengali year village of Ekacakra. In honor of the holy name of 1298 (A.D. 1891), a brahmacäré of the name Virabhadra Goswami, these places are renowned Shivananda Swami repaired the temple, for it had as Viracandra-pura and Virabhadra-pura. become dilapidated. In the Bengali year 1331 (A.D. 1924) a thun- In this temple there is an arrangement to offer derbolt struck the temple of Ekacakra-gräma. food to the Deity on the basis of seventeen seers Therefore the temple is now in a broken state. (about thirty-four pounds) of rice and necessary Before this, there were no such accidents in that vegetables. The present priestly order of the quarter. Within the temple there is a Deity of Sri temple belongs to the family of Gopijana-val- Krishna established by Sri Nityananda Prabhu. labhananda, one of the branches of Nityananda The name of the Deity is Bankima Raya or Banka Prabhu. There is a land settlement in the name of Raya. the temple, and income from this land finances On Bankima Raya’s right side is a deity of the expenditures for the temple. There are three Jahnava, and on His left side is Srimati Radhara- parties of priestly gosvamis who take charge of ni. The priests of the temple describe that Lord the temple management, one after another. A few Nityananda Prabhu entered within the body of steps from the temple is a place known as Visra- Bankima Raya and that the deity of Jahnava-mata matala, where it is said that Nityananda Prabhu was therefore later placed on the right side of in His childhood used to enjoy sporting with His Bankima Raya. Afterwards, many other Deities boyfriends by enacting the räsa-lélä and various were installed within the temple. On another other pastimes of Vrindavan. throne within the temple are Deities of Muralidha- Near the temple is a place named Amalitala ra and -Madhava. On another throne are (Imlitala), which is so named because of a big Deities of Manomohana, Vrndavana-candra and tamarind tree there. According to a party named Gaura-Nitai. But Bankima Raya is the Deity origi- the Neòädi-sampradäya, Virabhadra Prabhu, nally installed by Nityananda Prabhu. with the assistance of twelve hundred Nedas On the eastern side of the temple is a ghäöa (Buddhist monks), dug a great lake of the name known as Kadamba-khandi on the bank of a Shvetaganga. Outside of the temple are tombs of river called the Yamuna, and it is said that the the Gosvamis, and there is a small river known Deity of Bankima Raya was floating in the water as the Maudesvara, which is called the water of and Lord Nityananda Prabhu picked Him up and Yamuna. Within half a mile from this small river then installed Him in the temple. Thereafter, in is the birthplace of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. It ap- a place known as Bhaddapura, in the village of pears that there was a big kértana hall in front of Viracandra-pura, about half a mile west, in a place the temple, but later it became dilapidated. It is underneath a nima tree, Srimati Radharani was now covered by banyan trees. Later on, a temple found. For this reason, the Radharani of Bankima was constructed within which Gaura-Nityananda Raya was known as Bhaddapurera Thakurani, Deities are existing. The temple was construct- the mistress of Bhaddapura. On another throne, ed by the late Prasannakumara Karapharma. A on the right side of Bankima Raya, is a Deity of tablet was installed in his memory in the Bengali Yogamaya. year 1323 (A.D. 1916), in the month of Vaiçäkha Now the temple and temple corridor rest on a (April-May). high plinth, and on a concrete structure in front of The place where Nityananda Prabhu appeared the temple is a kértana hall. It is also said that on is called Garbhaväsa. There is an allotment of the northern side of the temple there was a Deity about forty-three bighäs (fourteen acres) of land of Lord Shiva named Bhandishvara and that the to continue the worship in a temple there. The father of Nityananda Prabhu, Hadai Pandita, used Maharaja of Dinajapura donated twenty bighäs to worship that Deity. At present, however, the of land (about six and a half acres) in this con- Bhandisvara Deity is missing, and in his place a nection. It is said that near the place known as Jagannatha Swami Deity has been installed. Lord Garbhaväsa, Hadai Pandita conducted a primary www.ibmedu.org Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya Issue no 129, Page — 6 nityaà bhägavata-sevayä school. The priests of this place, listed in a gene- tathäpi mohära citte nahiba anyathä alogical table, were as follows: (1) Sri Raghava- satya satya tomäre kahiluì ei kathä” candra, (2) Jagadananda dasa, (3) Krishnadasa, (4) Nityananda dasa, (5) Ramadasa, (6) Vrajamo- “Even if Nityananda holds a pot of wine, asso- hana dasa, (7) Kanai dasa, (8) Gauradasa, (9) ciates with women, and spoils my caste, life, and Shivananda dasa and (10) . Krishnadasa wealth, still my faith will not waver. This is a fact belonged to the Ciòiyä-kuïja at Vrindavan. The I am telling You.” date of his disappearance is Kåñëa-janmäñöamé. Since people who are intoxicated by drinking Ciòiyä-kuïja is a place now managed by the wine engage in various sinful activities, they are Goswamis of Çåìgära-ghäöa in Vrindavan. They extremely abominable in the vision of cultured are also known as belonging to the Nityananda persons. By drinking wine a living entity's intel- family, most probably on the basis of their rela- ligence becomes polluted and his propensity for tionship with Krishnadasa. sinful activities increases. The mundane sense Near Garbhaväsa is a place called Bakulatala, enjoyers who are attracted to external form where Sri Nityananda Prabhu and His boyfriends indiscriminately associate with women without used to take part in sporting activities known as considering their caste and behavior. As a result, jhäla-jhapeöä. There is a bakula tree there that they bring infamy to their caste and family and is wonderful because all its branches and sub- degrade themselves. Marriages other than prä- branches look like the hoods of serpents. It has jäpatya (arranged) and brähma (between bräh- been suggested that by the desire of Sri Nityanan- maëas) such as paiçäca (ghostly) and räkñasa da Prabhu, Anantadeva manifested Himself in that (demoniac) as well as marriages other than way. The tree is very old. It is said that formerly it savarëa (within one's caste) such as asavarëa had two trunks, but later on, when the playmates (intercaste) and apakåñöa (with an outcaste) lead of Nityananda Prabhu felt inconvenience in jump- to one's degradation. By drinking wine a person's ing from the branches of one trunk to those of the intelligence becomes diverted towards the path other, Nityananda Prabhu, by His mercy, merged of sin, and as a result one develops a taste for the two trunks into one. associating with women. According to social Another place nearby is named Hantugada. It consideration, this is extremely abominable. Lord is said that Lord Nityananda Prabhu brought all Nityananda is the dearmost object of those who the holy places there. Therefore the people in are under the shelter of vätsalya-rasa. Even if the surrounding villages go there instead of to Jagad-guru Avadhüta Sri Nityananda happened the Ganges to take bath. It is named Hantugada to engage in such abominable activities, Srivasa's because Srila Nityananda Prabhu used to perform attachment for Nityananda would not diminish. the dadhi-ciòä festival of distributing chipped Sriväsa is stating that if Sri Nityananda Prabhu rice with yogurt prasädam there and He took spoils his caste, kills him, plunders his wealth, the prasädam kneeling down. A sanctified lake etc., his propensity for the service of Nityananda in this place is always full of water throughout the will not diminish in the least. The nature of love is year. A great fair is held there during Goñöhäñöamé, that if according to worldly calculations some dis- and there is another big fair on the birthday of Sri gusting symptoms are found in the object of love, Nityananda Prabhu. In the Gaura-gaëoddeça- it does not make any difference to the lover. “I am dépikä (58–63) it is described that Halayudha, eternally attached to Sri Nityananda Prabhu. If I Baladeva, Vishvarupa and Sankarsana appeared ever find some temporary, worldly, contradictory as Nityananda Avadhuta. mood in Him, I will not give up the partiality of – Adi Lila 13.61, Sri Chaitanya-caritamrta » Purport. my attachment for Him. Actually, Sri Nityananda Prabhu is the ideal example of a great moralist. Unflinching Faith In Lord Nityananda If someone desiring to minimize Nityananda at- Srila Vrindavan Das Thakura tempts to associate Him with a most abominable activity of this world, according to my opinion it madirä-yavané yadi nityananda dhare should not be considered necessary for me to jäti-präëa-dhana yadi mora näça kare give up His eternally blissful service.” Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya www.ibmedu.org nityaà bhägavata-sevayä Issue no 129, Page—7 People who are weak-hearted and sinful This is a very nice song sung by cannot understand these topics of Nityananda's Thakura. He advises that nitäi-pada, the lotus glories, and they thus support their own sinful feet of Lord Nityananda (kamala means "lotus," nature by accepting Him differently. As a result, and pada means "feet"), are a shelter where one one can recognize their abominable immoral will get the soothing moonlight not only of one, tastes. Fanaticism and moods that are unfavor- but of millions of moons. We can just imagine able for understanding the Absolute Truth can the aggregate total value of the soothing shine of never enter into the grave transcendental pas- millions of moons. In this material world (jagat), times of Sri Sriman Nityananda Prabhu. In order which is progressing toward hell, there is always to distort the intelligence of sinful people, Lord a blazing fire, and everyone is struggling hard Krishna performs the pastimes of a debauchee; without finding peace; therefore, if the world such pastimes create great inauspiciousness for wants to have real peace, it should take shelter people with inferior taste. The living entities' under the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda, which eternal service propensity is awakened by the are cooling like the shining of a million moons. eternal pastimes that the Supreme Lord manifests Juräya means "relief." If one actually wants relief in order to exhibit the superiority of persons who from the struggle of existence and actually wants are attached to the service of the Lord and who to extinguish the blazing fire of material pangs, are devoid of desires for material enjoyment. Narottama dasa Thakura advises, "Please take Although the brother of shelter of Lord Nityananda." Prabhu had ordinary attachment for Sri Chait- What will be the result of accepting the anyadeva, he invited his ruination by failing to shelter of the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda? understand the transcendental love of Lord Ni- He says, heno nitäi bine bhäi: unless one takes tyananda. Following in his footsteps, the bäulas, shelter under the shade of the lotus feet of Lord präkåta-sahajiyäs, and other apa-sampradäyas Nityananda, rädhä-kåñëa päite näi-it will be very are busy going to hell. They also have the ten- difficult for him to approach Radha-Krishna. The dency to attribute immoral characteristics to Sri aim of this Krishna consciousness movement is Nityananda Prabhu. Sri Nityananda Prabhu was to enable us to approach Radha-Krishna and never eager to perform any activity opposed to associate with the Supreme Lord in His sublime the principles of morality. One should completely pleasure dance. Narottama dasa Thakura advises give up the association of those unfortunate per- that if one actually wants to enter into the danc- sons who attribute such moods on Him through ing party of Radha-Krishna, he must accept the their demoniac philosophies and should in all shelter of the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda. respects follow in the footsteps of persons who Then he says, se sambandha nähi Sambandha are surrendered to the lotus feet of Nityananda. means "connection" or "contact." Anyone who – Madhya-khaëòa, 8.015-16, Chaitanya by Çréla Vrin- has not contacted a relationship with Nityananda davan dasa Thakura With English Translation of the Gauòéya-bhäñya is understood to have spoiled his human birth. Commentary and Chapter Summaries of His Divine Grace Oà Viñëupäda In another song also, Narottama dasa says, Paramahaàsa Parivräjakäcärya Çré Çrémad Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté hari bifale janama goìäinu: anyone who does Gosvämé Mahäräja Translated by Bhumipati Dasa. not approach Radha-Krishna through a rela- tionship with Nityananda has uselessly spoiled The Result Of Accepting his life. Båthä means "useless," janma means The Shelter Lord Nityananda "life," tä'r means "his," and sambandha means Srila Narottama Das Thakura "relationship." Anyone who does not make a relationship with Nityananda is simply spoiling nitäi-pada-kamala, koöi-candra-suçétala the boon of his human form of life. Why is he je chäyäy jagata juräy spoiling it? Sei paçu boro duräcär. Sei means heno nitäi bine bhäi, Radha-kåñëa päite näi "that," paçu means "animal," and duräcär means dåòha kori' dharo nitäir päy "misbehaved" or "the most misbehaved." Without elevation to Krishna consciousness through the mercy of Lord Chaitanya and Nityananda, life is www.ibmedu.org Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya Issue no 129, Page — 8 nityaà bhägavata-sevayä simply spoiled in the animal propensities of sense Narottama dasa Thakura then says, nitäiyer gratification. Narottama dasa says that ordinary koruëä habe, braje rädha-kåñëa päbe: "If you animals can be tamed, but when a human being actually want to approach the association of is animalistic, having only animal propensities, he Radha-Krishna, you must achieve the mercy is most horrible, for he cannot be tamed. Ordinary of Lord Nityananda first. When He is merciful cats and dogs or even a tiger can be tamed, but toward you, then you will be able to approach when a human being goes out of his way and Radha-Krishna." Dharo nitäi-caraëa du'khäni. neglects to take to the human activity of Krishna Narottama dasa advises that one firmly catch the consciousness, his higher intelligence will simply lotus feet of Lord Nityananda. be misused for animal propensities, and it is very Then again he says, nitäi-caraëa satya. One difficult to tame him. The enactment of state laws should not misunderstand and think that as he cannot make a thief an honest man-because his has caught hold of maya, similarly the lotus feet heart is polluted, he cannot be tamed. Every man of Nityananda may also be something like that sees that a person who commits criminal offenses maya, or illusion. Therefore Narottama dasa is punished by the government, and also in scrip- confirms, nitäi-caraëa satya: the lotus feet tural injunctions punishment in hell is mentioned. of Nityananda are not illusion; they are a fact. But despite hearing from scripture and seeing the Tähära sevaka nitya: and one who engages in action of the state laws, the demoniac cannot be the transcendental loving service of Nityanan- tamed. da is also transcendental. If one engages in the What are they doing? Nitäi nä bolilo mukhe. transcendental loving service of Nityananda in Since they do not know who Nityananda is, they Krishna consciousness, he immediately achieves never say the names of Lord Nityananda and Lord his transcendental position on the spiritual plat- Chaitanya. Majilo saàsära-sukhe. Majilo means form, which is eternal and blissful. Therefore he "becomes absorbed." They become absorbed advises, nitäi-pada sadä koro äça: always try to in so-called material enjoyment. They don't care catch the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda. who Lord Chaitanya and Nityananda are, and Narottama boro dukhé. Narottama dasa Thaku- therefore they go deep down into material ex- ra, the äcärya, is taking the position that he is very istence. Vidyä-kule ki koribe tär: if one has no unhappy. Actually, he is representing ourselves. connection with Nityananda, and if he does not He says, "My dear Lord, I am very unhappy." Nitäi come to Krishna consciousness, his vidyä, or his more koro sukhé: "Therefore I am praying to Lord so-called academic education, and kula, birth in Nityananda to make me happy." Räkho räìgä- a high family or great nation, will not protect him. caraëera päça: "Please keep me in a corner of Regardless of whether one is born in a very big Your lotus feet." family or nation or has a very advanced academic – Nityananda-niñöhä, Prärthanä Srila Narottama dasa Thakura Purport education, at the time of death nature's law will by His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. act, his work will be finished, and he will get an- !! Sri Sri Nitai Gaurchandra Jayati !! other body according to that work. ISKCON Why are these human animals acting in this way? Bhagavata Mahavidyalaya Ahaìkäre matta hoiyä, nitäi-pada päsariyä. Editor They have become maddened by a false concept Brajsunder Das of bodily life, and thus they have forgotten their Copy Editor eternal relationship with Nityananda. Asatyere Isha Prakash Das satya kori mäni: such forgetful persons accept Sanskrit Editor, the illusory energy as factual. Asatyere refers to Vrajsevika Devi Dasi that which is not a fact, or, in other words, maya. Assistance Maya means that which has no existence but is Rasa Manjari Devi Dasi a temporary illusion only. Persons who have no Hari Lila Devi Dasi contact with Nityananda accept this illusory body Quotations from the books, letters, and lectures of as factual. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada © International. ©All the paintings are copyrights of their respective artists. 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