Regular Chanting of the Gauranga Mantra is Authorized by all Acharyas

September 25, 2002

I am sorry I was not able to respond to HH Kavichandra Swami's and other

questions immediately due to being actively involved in preaching work here.

I am very surprised that these questions are being raised inspite of the

extensive and colossal scriptural evidence regarding the importance of

regularly chanting the'Gauranga' and 'Nityananda' Mantras, which I have

already posted earlier in many different forums. Anyway I will again try to

summarize all the scriptural quotes into 25 sections (below) regarding the

authencity of the regular chanting of the 'Gauranga' and 'Nityananda'

Mantras. There are many more references which I have not included because

the email text size limit is exceeded.

I humbly beg with a straw in my mouth falling at the feet of those who have

hastily commented on this matter to kindly read this whole email and think

deeply before coming to some ashastric and dangerous conclusion apparently

in the name of Shrila Prabhupada which may be extremely hazardous to one's

own spiritual life and which is to minimize or discourage the regular

chanting of the 'Gauranga' and 'Nityananda' Mantras alongwith the atleast 16

rounds of the Maha-mantra. Believe it or not, this will be most displeasing

thing to Lord Nityananda Prabhu and will invoke His great displeasure on

whoever minimizes the chanting of these two mantras in any subtle as well as

gross way because it is His dearmost mission to propogate the chanting of

the name of 'Gauranga' all over the creation as stated by Prabhupada himself

on the Jaladuta. If Gauranga is displeased with someone, Nityananda protects

and somehow engages that soul in Gauranga's service but if Nityananda is

displeased with someone, that soul becomes permanently bereft of the mercy

of Gauranga. This is my understanding from the quotes which are posted

below.

I want to begin with a quote which I have not stated earlier:

Shrila Prabhupada writes in Cc Madhya 24.330: "The spiritual master has to

select a mantra for his disciple according to the disciple’s ability to

chant different mantras."

"[...]Vaisnavas consider Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu nondifferent from

Radha-Krsna (sri-krsna-caitanya radha-krsna nahe anya). Therefore *ONE WHO

CHANTS THE MANTRA "GAURANGA" and ONE WHO CHANTS THE NAMES OF RADHA AND KRSNA

ARE ON THE SAME LEVEL." (Srila Prabhupada in Cc Antya-lila 2.31 purport)

On board the ship Jaladuta, September 13, 1965, Verse 3

tara iccha balavana, pascatyete thana thana; hoya jate gaurangera nama.

"By his (Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada's) strong

desire, THE HOLY NAME OF GAURANGA will spread throughout all the countries

of the Western world."

Prabhupada: "Now, what is the difference, Nitai-Gauranga and Hare Krsna?

Nitai-Gauranga and Hare Krsna, there is no difference. Nitai-Gauranga is

also nice. Whatever he finds convenient, let him chant." (Shrila

Prabhupada's Room Conversation with Yoga Student, March 14, 1975, Iran)

"In the beginning one should #### very regularly #### chant Sri

Gaurasundara's holy name and then chant the holy name of Lord Nityananda.

Thus one's heart will be cleansed of impure desires for material enjoyment.

Then one can approach Vrndavana-dhama to worship Lord Krsna. Unless one is

favored by Lord Caitanya and Nityananda, there is no need to go to

Vrndavana, for unless one's mind is purified, he cannot see Vrndavana, even

if he goes there." (Cc Adi 8.31 purp)

"A neophyte student who is not sufficiently educated or enlightened should

not indulge in the worship of Sri Radha and Krsna or the chanting of the

Hare Krsna mantra. Even if he does so, he cannot get the desired result. One

should therefore chant the names of Nitai-Gaura and worship Them without

false prestige." (Cc Adi 8.31 purp)

"The expert devotees also can discover novel ways and means to convert the

nondevotees in terms of particular time and circumstance. Devotional service

is dynamic activity, and the expert devotees can find out competent means to

inject it into the dull brains of the materialistic population. Such

transcendental activities of the devotees for the service of the Lord can

bring a new order of life to the foolish society of materialistic men."

(SB 1.5.16 purport)

The acharyas have already given the detailed instructions in their books.

Sometimes they practically implement only some of their instructions given

in their books and the leave others to be implemented to their followers due

to their causeless mercy. But all the guidelines are there in their books

and instructions. An acharya who is eternal associate of Lord Gauranga may

give even the most fallen people the qualification to chant the Hare Krsna

maha-mantra directly by his causeless mercy. But for his followers, his

instructions are more important than what he has done because we cannot

imitate his activities. And Shrila Prabhupada has categorically stated in Cc

Adi 8.31 purp posted above that a neophyte student should not directly

indulge in chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra but should first take shelter

of very regularly chanting the names of Lord Nityananda and Lord Gauranga.

And Panca-tattva is not recommended to be chanted by Shrila Prabhupada

regularly on beads:

"Who is that rascal sannyasi who has recommended to chant Pancha Tattva

mantra on the japa beads? First, send me his name." (Letter to: Govardhan

4, Juhu, Bombay-54, 18 November, 1973)

Then what will the neophytes do as per the above quotes? According to

Prabhupada they should not indulge in the chanting of Hare Krishna mantra

instead they should very regularly chant the names of Nitai-Gaura but they

cannot chant the Panca-tattva mantra on beads. How will they be ever raised

from the neophyte stage if they don't begin chanting in the first place.

That is why the chanting of the authorized 'Nityananda' and 'Gauranga'

Mantras on the beads (which is not prohibited by Shrila Prabhupada anywhere

like he did for the Panca-tattva mantra) will give them qualification or

raise them to the platform of chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. This

regular chanting of the two mantras is the direct practical implementation

of Shrila Prabhupada's purport in Cc Adi 8.31 considering the fact the

Prabhupada did not recommend the regular chanting of the Panca-tattva mantra

on the beads. Chanting of the Panca-tattva mantra once before each round or

three times before beginning the kirtana cannot be termed as "very

regularly" (as insisted by Shrila Prabhupada) and "karite karite" (as

insisted by Shrila Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada) for the chanting of Lord

Nityananda and Lord Gauranga's Names.

The order of Lord Nityananda is the life and soul of all acharyas including

Shrila Prabhupada. If someone says that Shrila Prabhupada does not want us

to chant the name of 'Gauranga', they are commiting the biggest offense

against Prabhupada by saying that Prabhupada is desiring something against

the desires of Lord Nityananda.

I would say that it is the most dearmost and pleasing thing to the heart of

Shrila Prabhupada and the greatest service to him, all acharyas (like

Narottama das Thakura who said that he will become a slave of someone who

chants 'Gauranga') and Lord Nityananda to make others chant Gauranga's name

regularly. This is proved by Shrila Prabhupada's song on the Jaladuta and

his direct statements in the Chaitanya-charitamrita.

> I would like to know where, besides the fertile mind of Sadhu Swami,

> these idea are coming from.

Maharaj, inspite of reading so much shastric proof posted earlier and which

wil be again posted below, I am surprised that you are stating that the

introduction of the regular chanting of the Gauranga and Nityananda Mantra

is an invention of someone's fertile mind. With all due regards, I consider

this and all such statements given by others as a direct minimization of the

glories of chanting the Gauranga Mantra which is eternally effulgent in the

spiritual sky. The spiritual opulences present in the 'Gauranga' and

'Nityananda' Mantras cannot even be compared to the combined opulences

present in the millions of universes in this material world multiplied

millions of times. So who are we, tiny insignificant souls to minimize or

belittle the chanting of the 'Nityananda' and 'Gauranga' Mantras which all

the acharyas have personally advocated (as given above) following in the

footsteps of Lord Nityananda Balarama Himself.

> Did any acharya in our line chant rounds of r Gauranga and or

> Nityananada.?

Yes, Lord Nityananda did, Shivananda Sena did (in Cc), Parvati,

Sapta-rishis, Markandeya. Suvarna Sena etc etc etc etc etc....... did in the

Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya, Narada in Chaitanya-mangala, associates of the

Lord in Cc etc. Lord Nityananda explicitly instructed all the living

entities to chant the Gauranga Mantra. Where did He instruct anyone to chant

Gauranga only without beads but not on beads? It is absurd and ludricous to

say that Gauranga's name can be chanted in any form but not on beads. I

challenge, "Why not?" Please show me any statement in the scripture which

says that it is prohibited to chant Gauranga or Nityananda Mantra on the

beads or to chant Gauranga on beads in apasiddhantic or apasampradayic.

Please support your statements with scriptural quotes before saying that

chanting of the Gauranga Mantra on beads in not recommended by the acharyas

or that chanting of the Gauranga Mantra on beads falls in a category of an

apasampradaya or that chanting the Gauranga Mantra is a manufactured

bhajana. It is like saying that Shrila Shivananda Sena engaged himself in a

mnaufactured or invented process of bhajana. Don't you think this is an

extremely offensive statement to the authorized 'Gauranga' Mantra which is

known as the Gaura Gopala Mantra in the Cc and also to Lord Nityananda and

the acharyas themselves who have chanted japa and preached the chanting of

the Gauranga Mantra?

It seems that you have not read or even glanced through my previous emails

entitled 'The Gauranga Mantra in the scriptures', '16 reasons to chant

Nityananda' and 'Prabhupada and the Gauranga Mantra'. Or you have simply

ignored them. The Gauranga mantra has been chanted by many acharyas

beginning with the Adi-Guru Lord Nityananda Balarama Himself.

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(1) SHIVANANDA SENA

The Gauranga (Gaura Gopala) Mantra is the most worshipable ista-mantra of

Shrila Shivananda Sena who chanted the mantra constantly as per Cc given

below:

The four-syllable Gauranga-mantra or the Gaura-gopala mantra is described as

follows in Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila 2.24,31:

apane bolana more, iha yadi jani;

amara ista-mantra jani' kahena apani.

`gaura-gopala mantra' tomara cari aksara;

avisvasa chada, yei kariyacha antara"

Nakula Brahmacari told Sivananda Sena, "You are chanting the Gaura-gopala

mantra, composed of four syllables (which is your ista-mantra i.e.

worshippable mantra). Now please give up the doubts that have resided within

you."

Purport by Srila Prabhupada:

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura explains the Gaura-gopala mantra in his

Amrta-pravaha-bhasya. Worshipers of Sri Gaurasundara accept the four

syllables 'gau-ra-an-ga' as the Gaura mantra, but pure worshipers of Radha

and Krsna accept the four syllables ra-dha krs-na as the Gaura-gopala

mantra. However, Vaisnavas consider Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu nondifferent

from Radha-Krsna (sri-krsna-caitanya radha-krsna nahe anya). Therefore one

who chants the mantra "gauranga" and one who chants the names of Radha and

Krsna are on the same level.

Purport by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya:

gaura-gopala-mantra-gauravadi gana `gauranga'-name

catura-aksara gaura-mantra ke uddesya karena; kevala

krsnavadi gana ei `gaura-gopala-mantra' sabde radha-krsnera

catura-aksara-mantrake uddesya karena.

"The following is the explanation of the Gaura-gopala mantra. The followers

of Lord Gaura accept `Gauranga' as the four-syllable mantra and the

followers of only Krsna accept `Radha-Krsna' as the Gaura-gopala mantra. The

followers of both Lord Gaura and Lord Krsna accept either one of them as the

Gaura-gopala mantra understanding that They are non-different from each

other."

Purport by Tridandi Bhikshu Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami:

So it is very clear that the most intimate devotees of the Lord like Shrila

Shivananda Sena were constantly chanting the four-syllable 'gau-ra-an-ga'

Mantra which is non-different than the four syllables of 'ra-dha-krs-na'.

Thus the constant chanting of the name or mantra of 'Gauranga' is authorized

in the revealed scriptures and implemented by the previous acharyas. The

great advantage is that the ultimate benefit of 'radha-krsna' or the Hare

Krishna maha-mantra can be realized by siddha and mukta souls whereas the

'Gauranga' mantra is the most prayojaniya (useful) for anartha-yukta, badha,

patita (fallen conditoned) souls according to Shrila Prabhupada's purport

and also the Anubhashya purport of Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta to Cc Adi 8.31

which will follow in the next messages on this subject.

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(2) CHAITANYA MANGALA: LORD GAURANGA IS WORSHIPED IN GOLOKA BY ALL HIS

ASSOCIATES BY CHANTING THE GAURANGA MANTRA

The four-syllable Gauranga Mantra is chanted in Goloka Vrndavana by all the

eternal associates of the Lord in the direct worship of Lord Gauranga:

In Sri Caitanya-mangala Sutra-khanda Verse 527 by Srila Locana Dasa Thakura,

the four-syllable Gauranga-mantra is described as the mantra through which

Lord Gauranga is worshipped in Goloka Vrndavana, the topmost Vaikuntha

planet in the spiritual world:

hema-gaura kalevara, mantra cari-aksara;

sahaja vaikuntha-natha syama.

"The Lord sits on a golden bejewelled throne. He posseses a complexion

millions of times more brilliant than the colour of molten gold. He is

worshipped by all His devotees with the four-syllable mantra, `Gauranga'."

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(3) DIRECT ORDER OF THE SUPREME LORD ADI-GURU SHRI NITYANANDA BALARAMA

Also it is the direct, open and primary instruction of the Guru of all

Gurus, Adi-Guru, Sakshat-Mula-Sankarshana, origin of the spiritual and

material worlds Lord Shri Nityananda Prabhu to all the moving and non-moving

living entities to take shelter of chanting the Gauranga Mantra as quoted by

Shrila Prabhupada himself::

bhaja gauranga kaha gauranga laha gaurangera nama re;

ye jana gauranga bhaje sei amara prana re.

"Worship Gauranga, chant the 'Gauranga' mantra and take the name of

'Gauranga'. Those who will worship Gauranga in this way by constantly

chanting His name are veritably My life and soul"

Lord Nityananda was sent to preach the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra in Bengal by

Lord Gauranga but He preached the Gauranga Mantra first because He knew that

only the name of Gauranga will impart the qualification to the offensive,

sinful souls of Kali-yuga to chant the Maha-mantra.

kasta nahi, vyaya nahi na pabe yatana; srigauranga bali nace nahika bhavana.

(Sri Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya, Chp 1)

"There is no trouble or loss nor will you suffer anymore, if you forget

yourself while dancing and chanting 'Gauranga'."

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(4) REPEATED RECOMMENDATION OF SHRILA NAROTTAMA DASA THAKURA

Srila Narottama dasa Thakura has explicity glorified the chanting of the

Gauranga Mantra in his various songs:

je gaurangera nama loy, tara hoy premodoy, tare mui jai bolihari.

"One who chants the name of 'Gauranga' instantly awakens his or her dormant

pure love for the Lord. I (Narottama) worship such a person and surrender

to him."

grhe ba vanete thake, 'ha gauranga' bo'le dake, narottama mage tara sanga.

"One may reside in the house or in the forest, but if he is feelingly

calling out `Gauranga!', then I (Narottama) want his association."

gauranga balite habe pulaka sarira; hari hari balite nayane ba'be nira.

"In the beginning, when by chanting the name of 'Gauranga', my body will

feel waves of ecstasy, only then will I be able to shed tears while chanting

the names of Lord Hari."

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(5) THERE IS NO OTHER WAY IN KALI-YUGA EXCEPT THE 'GAURANGA' MANTRA:

Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya, Chp 1:

kali jivera aparadha asankhya durvara;

gauranga-nama vina tara nahika uddhara.

The offenses and sins of the living entities in Kali-yuga are unlimited and

absolutely insurmountable. That is why the souls can never be delivered

without chanting the most merciful name of 'Gauranga'.

ataeva gaura vina kalite upaya; na dekhi kothaya ara sastra phukaraya.

"Therefore I see no other means except Lord Gauranga for everyone's

deliverance in Kali-yuga and this is the repeated declaration of all Vedic

scriptures."

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(6) PARVATI AND SHIVA CHANT 'GAURANGA' CONSTANTLY

In Shri Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya, Chp 8, Lord Nityananda Prabhu tells Shrila

Jiva Goswami:

(A) gauri saha siva gauranga-nama; gaiya gaiya puraya kama.

"In Navadvipa, Lord Siva constantly is singing the name of Gauranga

alongwith his wife Gauri and thus fulfilling his innermost desires."

(B) gauranga bhajana sarala ati; sahaja tahara phala-vitati.

"Lord Gauranga's worship by the chanting of His name is very easy and simple

to do. And Lord Gauranga very easily and immediately rewards the worshipper

with the desired results or fruits of his or her worship."

"One who chants the name 'Gauranga' and cries in ecstasy will receive the

audience of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Gauranga very quickly."

Sri Ananta-samhita, Sri Caitanya-janma-khanda, Part Two, Chapter Three, Text

54, Lord Siva tells Parvati:

dharayamy urdhva-vadane, devesi samhitam imam;

mantram ca gauracandrasya, namedam sarva-mangalam.

"O Parvati, the controller of all the demigods, I always recite with great

enthusiasm this Ananta-samhita alongwith Lord Gauranga's mantra which is

most auspicious in this world."

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(7) GAURANGA-NAMA IS THE THE ONLY WAY ACHIEVE KRISHNA

>From Shri Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya, Chp 7, the great sage Narada instructs

King Suvarna Sena:

gaura-nama na laiya, yei krsna bhaje giya; sei krsna bahu kale paya.

gaura-nama laya jei, sadya krsna paya sei; aparadha nahi rahe taya.

"If someone endeavours to worship Krsna without regularly chanting the name

of Lord Gauranga, then he or she will achieve Krsna only after a very

prolonged period of time. But if someone takes shelter of the names of Lord

Gauranga, he or she will achieve Krsna very soon because his offenses will

immediately cease to exist."

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(8) JAIVA DHARMA STATES THAT KRISHNA IS WORSHIPED BY CHANTING GAURANGA

Jaiva Dharma describes the process of worship of Lord Gauranga and Lord

Krishna through the chanting of the 'Gauranga' Mantra:

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's Jaiva Dharma Chapter 14:

vrajanatha: sri gauranga yadi saksat paripurna-tattva hailena, tabe tanhara

pujara vyavastha ki?

Vrajanatha: Since Sri Gauranga is the the original complete Absolute Truth,

how should one worship Him?

babaji: gauranga-nama mantre gaurapuja karileo yaha haya, krsna-

nama-mantre krsna-puja karileo tahai haya. krsna-mantre gaurapuja va

gaura-mantre krsnapuja-sakalai eka. ihate je bheda- buddhi

kare, se nitanta anabhijna ou kalira dasa.

Babaji: As one worships Lord Krsna by chanting the name and mantra of Lord

Krsna, so one should worship Lord Gaura by chanting the name and mantra of

Gauranga. One may worship Lord Gaura by chanting Krsna-mantras, or for that

matter one may worship Lord Krsna by chanting Gaura-mantras. They are all

the same. Anyone who thinks Lord Krsna and Lord Gaura are different is a

fool. He is a servant of Kali-yuga.

vrajanatha: channavatarera mantra ki-rupe paoya jaya?

Vrajanatha: Where to obtain the mantras to worship Lord Gauranga who has

come as a covered incarnation?

babaji: je tantra prakasya-avataraganera mantra prakasarupe varnana

kariyachena, sei tantrei channavatarera mantra channarupe likhiya

rakhiyachena. yanhadera buddhi kutila naya, tahara bujhiya laite parena.

Babaji: The scriptures that openly give mantras for worshipping the openly

manifested incarnations of the Lord, secretly reveal the mantras for

worshipping the secret and hidden incarnation of Lord Gauranga. People whose

intelligence is not crooked can understand the presence of these mantras.

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(9) MILLIONS OF YEARS BY CHANTING KRISHNA-NAMA BUT FEW DAYS BY CHANTING

GAURANGA-NAMA.

In Shri Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya, Chp 10, the personified holy place

Pushkara instructs the brahmana in Navadvipa:

(A) **KOTI KOTI VARSE kari sri krsna bhajana;

tathapi namete rati na paya durjana.

"A sinful or offensive person will not acquire attraction for the Hare

Krishna maha-mantra or Lord Krishna's devotional service even if he chants

the maha-mantra and worships Lord Krishna **FOR MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF

YEARS**.

(B) gauranga bhajile dusta bhava dure jaya;

**SVALPA DINE vrajadhama radha-krsna paya.

"But if he worships Gauranga and regularly chants the name of 'Gauranga',

then his sinful and crooked mentality will immediately leave him and **IN A

VERY FEW DAYS** he will achieve Lord Radha-Krsna in Vrajadhama.

nija-kunja sri yugala-seva tara haya.

"He or she will then instantly achieve his or her eternally perfect

spiritual body and thus the shelter of the sakhis or gopies in Vrndavana.

Then one will begin one's direct service to Shri Radha-Krishna in one's own

transcendental grove of Vrndavana in one's constitutional position. All this

is achieved simply by the chanting the name of Lord Gauranga."

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(10) IF EVEN A BIRD CHANTS 'GAURANGA'...

In the Chaitanya-bhagavata, the glories of Lord Gauranga's name is described

in Madhya-khanda 10.318:

paksi-matra yadi bale caitanyera nama; sei satya jaibeka caitanyera dhama.

"If even a bird chants the name of Lord Gauranga, it will most certainly

attain the transcendental eternal abode of Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu."

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(11) CONGREGATIONAL CHANTING OF GAURANGA-NAMA

In the Navadvipa-bhava taranga by Bhaktivinoda Thakura, it is stated:

yatha deva-gana kore gaura-sankirtana;

kabhu dhama-vasi taha korena sravana. (56)

"Even the demigods continuously engage in Gauranga-sankirtana

(congregational chanting of the names of Lord Gauranga) in Navadvipa.

Sometimes the residents of the dhama participate and hear the sankirtana."

keho va bolibe gaurahari bolo bhai;

gaura-vina radha-krsna-seva nahi pai. (57)

"Please chant the name of Gauranga because without Lord Gauranga's mercy one

will never achieve service to Sri Radha-Krsna."

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(12) ALL THE TEN OFFENSES ARE DESTROYED BY TAKING SHELTER OF GAURANGA'S NAME

In the Gauranga-lila-smarana-mangala stotram Verse 97, Shrila Bhaktivinoda

Thakura states:

namaparadham sakalam vinasya, caitanya-namasrita-manavanam;

bhaktim param yah pradadau janebhyas, tam gauracandram pranamami bhaktya.

"With great devotion, I bow before Lord Gaurachandra, who for they who take

shelter of His most merciful name of Gauranga, immediately destroys all the

various kind of offenses in the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra,

and in this way awards transcendental devotional service to the living

entities."

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(13) ONLY THE SEED OF GAURANGA'S NAME WILL SPROUT IN THE DESERT OF OUR HEART

In Shri Chaitanya-chandramrita Verse 53 , Shrila Prabodhananda Sarasvati

states the paramount importance of the name of Lord Caitanya:

ha hanta citta-bhuvi me paramosarayam,

sad-bhakti-kalpa-latikankurita katham syat;

hrdy ekam eva param asvasaniyam asti,

caitanya-nama-kalayan na kadapi socyah.

Alas! Alas! How will the desire creeper of pure unalloyed devotional service

to Lord Krishna sprout in the supremely unfertile desert of my heart? In my

heart, there is only one supreme consolation and solace. That is chanting of

the name of Lord Gauranga. This chanting will eternally put an end to all my

lamentation and will work wonders in my heart softening it with love of God.

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(14) THE NAME 'NITYANANDA' IMMEDIATELY EVOKES TEARS AND ECSTASY OF PURE LOVE

FOR KRISHNA EVEN IN A SINFUL PERSON

Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi-lila 8.23:

`nityananda' balite haya krsna-premodaya;aulaya sakala anga,asru-ganga vaya.

"Simply by chanting the name 'Nityananda' one awakens his love for Krsna.

Thus all his bodily limbs are agitated by ecstasy of love of God, and tears

flow from his eyes like the waters of the Ganges."

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(15) ANYONE WHO EVEN HEARS 'NITYANANDA' ONCE CERTAINLY ACHIEVES KRISHNA

Chaitanya-bhagavata, Adi-khanda 9.385:

nityananda-hena bhakta sunile sravane; avasya paibe krsnacandra sei jane.

Shripada Madhavendera Puri states:

"If one simply hears the name 'Nityananda', he will most certainly attain

the lotus feet of Lord Krishnacandra irrespective of any other

consideration."

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(16) GREAT ACHARYAS HAVE CONSTANTLY CHANTED THE NAME OF NITYANANDA

Cc Adi 11.33:

navadvipe purusottama pandita mahasaya, nityananda-name yanra mahonmada haya

Purusottama Pandita, a resident of Navadvipa, was the Krishna's eighth

gopala, Stoka-Krsna for Vrindavan. He would become almost mad as soon as he

chanted or heard the holy name 'Nityananda'.

Cc Adi 11.34

balarama dasa--krsna-prema-rasasvadi, nityananda-name haya parama unmadi

Balarama dasa always fully tasted the nectar of love of Krsna. Upon chanting

or hearing the name of 'Nityananda', he would become extremely maddened.

nityananda bali' yabe karena hunkara, taha dekhi' lokera haya maha-camatkara

"Minaketana Ramadasa, the great associate of Lord Nityananda who loudly call

ot the name of 'Nityananda' constantly and by hearing this the people around

him were filled with great wonder and astonishment."

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(17) BY CHANTING THE NAMES OF NITYANANDA & GAURANGA, SINFUL REACTIONS OF

UNLIMITED NO. OF LIVES ARE IMMEDIATELY DESTROYED

Sri Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya, Chp 1, states:

gauranga-nitai yei bale eka bara; ananta karama-dosa anta haya tara.

"The most fortunate person who chants the names Nityananda and Gauranga just

once immediately destroys the unlimited sinful reactions accumulated for

unlimited number of past lives."

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(18) THE WHOLE UNIVERSE IS PURIFIED BY CHANTING THE NAME OF 'NITYANANDA'

Chaitanya-Bhagavata:

vanik adhama murkha ye karila para, brahmanda pavitra haya nama laile yanra

"The entire universe is purified by chanting the name of Lord Nityananda as

it is only He who delivered the fallen, the foolish, and the merchants."

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(19) BY CHANTING NITYANANDA & GAURANGA, KRISHNA-PREMA COMES SEARCHING AFTER

THAT PERSON. ONE ACHIEVES KRISHNA-PREMA EVEN WITH OFFENSES IN HIS HEART AND

THEN OFFENSES FLEE. WHAT A SUBLIME AND EASY WAY TO GET KRISHNA-PREMA!

nitai-caitanya bali yei jiva dake; suvimala krsna-prema anvesaye thake.

"If one calls out the names of Nityananda and Gauranga, the purest

Krsna-prema (pure love of Krsna) comes searching after such a person."

aparadha badha tara kichu nahi kare; nirmala krsna-preme tara ankhi jhare.

"The offenses (which may be present) don't create any obstacles in path of

achieving this love and tears start flowing from his eyes in pure ecstatic

love."

svalpa kale aparadha apani palaya; hrdaya sodhita haya prema bade taya.

"In a very short, the offenses themselves flee and the heart becomes

completely purified and thus the love furthur increases.

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(20) IN THE CHANTING OF THE NAMES OF NITYANANDA & GAURANGA THERE ARE NO

OFFENSES. SIMPLY BY CHANTING LOVE COMES AND TEARS FLOW FROM OUR EYES.

Cc Adi 8.31

caitanya-nityanande nahi esaba vicara, nama laite prema dena, vahe asrudhara

"But if one only chants, with some slight faith, the holy names of Lord

Gauranga and Nityananda, very quickly he is cleansed of all offenses. Since

in the chanting of the names of Nityananda-Gauranga there is no

consideration of offenses, one will very quickly come to the stage of love

of God, simply by chanting Their names and tears of pure love for Krishna

will flow from the eyes."

PURPORT BY SHRILA BHAKTISIDDHANTA SARASVATI THAKURA PRABHUPADA:

[...] "The Hare Krsna maha-mantra considers the offenses whereas the names

of Gauranga-Nityananda don't consider offenses. An offensive chanter will

never achieve the fruit of chanting (pure love for Krsna) by chanting the

Hare Krsna maha-mantra. Therefore till the time he is commiting offenses, he

should chant the names of Gauranga-Nityananda. Due the repeated chanting of

the names of Gauranga-Nityananda, the offenses will destroyed and he will

achieve the fruit of chanting."

[...]"The name of Krsna and Gauranga-Both are non-different than the named

Lord. Those who think that Krsna is any way inferior or limited than Gaura

are in gross ignorance. But in practical considerations with respect to

benefit awarded to the conditioned souls, the chanting of Sri

Gauranga-Nityananda's Name is more useful and helpful for everyone. Krsna's

mercy is generally only upon liberated or perfected souls who are

surrendered to Him. But the magnanimity of Lord Gauranga-Nityananda is

especially for the souls who are offenders and full of anarthas and desires

for material sense-gratification. The chanting of Lord Gauranga-Nityananda's

name and Their worship quickly delivers the soul from all the offenses and

thus the soul achieves shelter at the lotus feet of Lord Gaura-Krsna."

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(21) LORD GAURANGA HIMSELF PREDICTED THAT THE CHANTING OF HIS NAME WILL

SPREAD ALL OVER THE WORLD

Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu Himself predicted that His holy names will spread

all over the world in the Caitanya-bhagavata (Antya 4.126):

prthivite ache yata nagaradi-grama; sarvatra pracara haibe mora nama.

"My Name will be broadcasted and glorified in all various towns, villages,

cities, countries and continents of the world."

These Names are Gauranga, Nityananda, Gaura, Gaurahari, Sri Krsna Caitanya,

Nimai, Sacinandana or Nitai etc. alongwith the Hare Krsna maha-mantra and

the names of Lord Krsna.

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(22) WHY DO THE COMMON PEOPLE NOT GET KRISHNA-PREMA EVEN THOUGH THE GLORIES

OF KRSNA-NAMA-DHAMA ARE DESCRIBED IN ALL THE SCRIPTURES? THIS IS THE SECRET

OF ALL SECRETS WHICH THE BEWILDERED SOULS NEVER THINKS ABOUT. HOW TO SOLVE

THIS PROBLEM?

(A)ara eka gudha katha suna sarva jana;kalijive yogya vastu gaura-lila-dhana

""Please hear a most confidential secret. The most suitable thing for the

conditioned souls in Kali-yuga in the treasure of Gaura-lila."

(B) krsnanama krsnadhama mahatmya apara;sastrera dvaraya jane sakala samsara

"The unlimited glories of Krsna's Name (maha-mantra) and Krsna's Abode (Sri

Vrndavana) are known to the whole world through the revealed scriptures.

ihara karana kiba cintaha hiyaya.

"Even then pure love for Krsna is not attained by the common man. Please

meditate on the reason for this fact."

(D) ihate achaye ta eka gudha-tattva sara;

maya-mugdha jiva taha na kare vicara.

"The reason for this is the secret of all secrets. The souls bewildered by

illusion (maya) do not think about this reason."

(E) bahu janma krsna bhaji prema nahi haya;

aparadha punja tara achaye niscaya.

"Even after worshipping Krsna for many lives, one may not achieve pure love

for Krsna. The reason is that there is a great mountain of offenses is one's

heart, without a doubt."

(F) aparadha sunya haya laya krsna-nama;

tabe jiva krsna premalabhe avirama.

"When a living entity chants the maha-mantra without any offenses, he

achieves incessant pure love for Krsna.

(G) sri caitanya avatara bada vilaksana;

aparadha-sattve jiva labhe prema-dhana.

"The incarnation of Lord Sri Gauranga is very powerful and munificent. By

His mercy, a living entity can get pure love of Krsna even if he is not free

from the offenses."

(H) nitai-caitanya bali yei jiva dake;

suvimala krsna-prema anvesaye take.

"If one calls out the names of Nityananda and Gauranga, Krsna-prema (pure

love of Krsna) comes searching after such a person."

(I) aparadha badha tara kichu nahi kare;

nirmala krsna-preme tara ankhi jhare.

"The offenses (which may be present) don't create any obstacles in path of

achieving this love and tears start flowing from his eyes in pure ecstatic

love."

(J) svalpa kale aparadha apani palaya;

hrdaya sodhita haya prema bade taya.

"In a very short, the offenses themselves flee and the heart becomes

completely purified and thus the love furthur increases.

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(23) THE STRONGEST MEDICINE OF GAURANGA-NAMA FOR THE STRONGEST DISEASE OF

KALI-YUGA MENTALITY

Shri Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya, Chp 2, states:

(A) aibe kali ghora haila roga haila bhari;

kathina ausadha vina nivarite nari.

Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu states, "Due to the advent of the most horrible

Kali-yuga, the material disease has become chronic and very hard to cure. In

such a case only the most powerful medicine will help the patient.

(B) atisaya gopane rakhinu yei dhama;

atisaya gopane rakhinu yei nama.

prakasa na karile jiva taribe ki rupa.

"The most merciful Names (Gauranga, Nityananda etc.) Abode (Navadvipa), and

Form (golden forms of Gauranga & Nityananda), which I had kept most

confidential and hidden for all these ages, have to be manifested otherwise

the living entities cannot be delivered in this age of Kali.

(D) jiva ta amara dasa ami tara prabhu;

ami na tarile sei na tarile kabhu.

"All the souls are My infinitesimal parts and servants and I am their real

master. So if I don't deliver them, they will never be delivered."

(E) ei bali sri caitanya haile prakasa;

nija nama, nija-dhama, laye nija-dasa.

Thinking like this, Lord Gauranga appeared alongwith His own Names, Abode

and eternal Associates. How will then the living entities ever be delivered

without taking shelter of These most merciful Names, Abode, Pastimes etc.

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(24) SURABHI AND MARKANDEYA CONTINUOUSLY CHANT GAURANGA'S NAME WHICH UPROOTS

ALL THE KARMIC REACTIONS FROM THE ROOTS

In Shri Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya, Chp 8, the Surabhi cow instructs

Markandeya Muni:

(A) surabhi kahila siddhanta-sara; sri gaura-bhajane nahi vicara.

The Surabhi tells Markandeya Rsi, the essence of all secrets, "There is no

considerations or rules of any kind in the worship of Lord Gauranga.

(B) sri gaura bali dakibe jabe; samasta karama vinasa habe.

"If you simply call out Gauranga's name, then all your previous sinful

reactions are destroyed.

"When no sinful reactions remain, then you will be liberated from the cycle

of birth and death.

(D) karme kene eika jnanera phala; ghucibe samule haye vikala.

"All the material reactions of previous frutive activities and specualtive

knowledge will be destroyed at the root and you will become ecstatic in pure

love for Lord Gauranga simply by chanting the name of Gauranga.

(E) tumi ta majibe gauranga-rase; bhajibe tahara ei dvipa vase.

"That is why you should chant Lord Gauranga's name and dive deep into the

mellows of pure love for Lord Gauranga while residing in this island of

Godruma in Navadvipa."

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SAPTA-RISHIS ACHIEVE GAURANGA QUICKLY BY ONE-POINTED GAURANGA-JAPA

In Shri Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya, Chp 9, the seven sages, the sons of Brahma

achieved Lord Gauranga in the following way:

(A) aprakrta dhama, gaurahari nama; kevala sadhura asa.

The only means of sadhana or worship is to take shelter of the

transcendental Navadvipa and the names of Lord Gauranga. This is the only

aspiration for the devotees.

(B) kichu nahi khaya, nidra nahi jaya; gaura nama kare japa.

The sapta-rsis (seven sages) who wanted to achieve Krsna-prema went to

Navadvipa on the instructions of their father Lord Brahma and became

indifferent to all material things. The constantly chanted japa of Lord

Gauranga's Name without sleeping in the night.

In the afternoon, the most merciful Lord Gauranga appeared in front of the

sages and fulfilled all their desires.

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> Did Srila Prabhupada eer recomend such a practice.?

Yes surely. Shrila Prabhupada himself is chanting the 'Gauranga' mantra

presently in the eternal abode of Navadvipa in his spiritual body as an

associate of Lord Gauranga because it is stated in Chaitanya-mangala (quoted

above) that all the associates of Lord worship Him in Goloka by the chanting

of the four-syllable Gauranga Mantra. The dearmost desire of every acharya

is to spread the chanting of the 'Gauranga' mantra alongwith the maha-mantra

because it is Lord Nityananda's intense desire (sehai more prana re).