Lord Nityananda (3)

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February 14th, 2003, Friday (Trayodasi)

Nityananda Trayodasi: Appearance day of Sri Nityananda Prabhu

 

 

SRI NITYANANDASTAKA

"Eight Prayers Glorifying Lord Nityananda"

 

by Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura

(Translated by Kusakratha dasa)

 

 

TEXT 1

 

sarac-candra-bhrantim sphurad-amala-kantim gaja-gatim

hari-premonmattam dhrta-parama-sattvam smita-mukham

sadaghurnan-netram kara-kalita-vetram kali-bhidam

bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

 

I worship Lord Nityananda, the limitless root of the tree of

devotional service. As He walks with the grace of a majestic elephant, His

pure, splendid beauty shines like the full autumn moon. Though He Himself is

the Absolute Truth, He is maddened with pure love for Lord Hari. He smiles

as He rolls His eyes in apparent intoxication, He carries a stick in His

hand [in the mood of a cowherd boy], and He breaks the power of the Age of

Kali.

 

TEXT 2

 

rasanam agaram svajana-gana-sarvasvam atulam

tadiyaika-prana-pramita-vasudha-jahnava-patim

sada-premonmadam param aviditam manda-manasam

bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

 

I worship Lord Nityananda, the limitless root of the tree of

devotional service. He is the abode of the mellows of devotional service,

and no one can be compared to Him. He is the be-all and end-all for His

devotees, and the husband of Vasudha and Jahnava, to whom He is more dear

than life itself. Because He is always maddened with pure love for Krsna,

the foolish nondevotees cannot understand that He is the Supreme Personality

of Godhead Himself.

 

TEXT 3

 

saci-sunu-prestham nikhila-jagad-istam sukha-mayam

kalau majjaj-jivoddharana-karanoddama-karunam

harer akhyanad va bhava-jaladhi-garvonnati-haram

bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

 

I worship Lord Nityananda, the limitless root of the tree of

devotional service. He is very dear to the son of Saci-devi and is worshiped

by the entire universe. Out of His great mercy He chants the holy name of

Lord Hari, thus rescuing the souls drowning in the age of Kali and crushing

the pride of the ocean of repeated birth and death.

 

TEXT 4

 

aye bhratar ninam kali-kalusinam kim nu bhavita

tatha prayascittam racaya yad-anayasata ime

vrajanti tvam ittham saha bhagavata mantrayati yo

bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

 

I worship Lord Nityananda, the limitless root of the tree of

devotional service. He said to Lord Caitanya, "O brother, the people are all

becoming infected by the sins of Kali-yuga. How will they atone for these

sins? Please give them a way to easily approach You."

 

TEXT 5

 

yathestham re bhratah kuru hari-hari-dhvanam aniSam

tato vah samsarambudhi-tarana-dayo mayi laget

idam bahu-sphotair atati ratayan yah pratigrham

bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

 

I worship Lord Nityananda, the limitless root of the tree of

devotional service. He went to each house in Bengal and, raising His arms,

said, " O brother, if you will, please constantly chant athe holy name of

Lord Hari. If you do this, you will become free from the ocean of repeated a

death. Please give Me this gift of your liberation."

 

TEXT 6

 

balat samsarambhonidhi-harana-kumbhodbhavam aho

satam sreyah-sindhunnati-kumuda-bandhum samuditam

khala-sreni-sphurjit-timira-hara-surya-prabham aham

bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

 

I worship Lord Nityananda, the limitless root of the tree of

devotional service. He is the Agastya Muni who forcibly swallows the ocean

of repated death. He is a rising full moon (friend of the night-blooming

lotus) who expands the ocean of the saintly devotees' good fortune. He is

the blazing sun who extinguishes the darkness of the community of demons.

 

TEXT 7

 

natantam gayantam harim anuvadantam pathi pathi

vrajantam pasyantam svam api na dayantam jana-ganam

prakurvantam santam sa-karuna-drg-antam prakalanad

bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

 

I worship Lord Nityananda, the limitless root of the tree of

devotional service. He traveled on every path, dancing, singing the names of

Lord Hari, and describing His glories. Without considering His own

interests, He was merciful to the people, and He cast upon them His

merciful sidelong glance.

 

TEXT 8

 

su-bibhranam bhratuh kara-sarasijam komalataram

mitho vaktralokocchalita-paramananda-hrdayam

bhramantam madhuryair ahaha madayantam pura-janan

bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

 

I worship Lord Nityananda, the limitless root of the tree of

devotional service. He fondly grasped His brother Lord Caitanya's soft and

beautiful lotus hand, and together they wandered here and there, delighting

the townspeople with Their sweet beauty. They both became filled with bliss

when They gazed upon each other's lotus faces.

 

TEXT 9

 

rasanam adharam rasika-vara-sad-vaisnava-dhanam

rasagaram saram patita-tati-taram smaranatah

param nityanandastakam idam apurvam pathati yah

tad-anghri-dvandvabjam sphuratu nitaram tasya hrdaye

 

These eight verses glorifying Lord Nityananda are the abode of the

mellows of devotional service, and they are the wealth of the pure devotees

expert at relishing those mellows. All the fallen, conditioned souls can get

liberation just by remembering them. These verses are very excellent,

transcendental, and unprecedented. May the two lotus feet of Lord Nityananda

appear eternally in the hearts of those who read these verses and remember

the Lord.