Guest guest Posted February 14, 2003 Report Share Posted February 14, 2003 NITAI GUNA MANI "Nityananda, the Jewel of Virtues" (from Locana dasa Thakura'S "Sri Caitanya-mangala") Text 1 nitai guna-mani amar nitai guna-mani aniya premer vanya bhasailo avani Text 2 premer vanya loiya nitai aila gauda-deshe dubilo bhakata-gana dina hina bhase Text 3 dina hina patita pamara nahi bache brahmar durlabha prema sabakare jace Text 4 abaddha karuna-sindhu nitai katiya muhan ghare ghare bule prema-amiyar ban Text 5 locan bole mor nitai jeba na bhajilo janiya shuniya sei atma-ghati hoilo Text 1 My Lord Nityananda, the jewel of all virtues, my Lord Nityananda, the jewel of all virtues, has brought the flood of ecstatic love of God that has drowned the entire world. Text 2 Bringing this overwhelming deluge of prema when He returned to Bengal from Jagannatha Puri on Lord Caitanya's order, Nitai has inundated the assembly of devotees. The fallen nondevotees did not drown, however, but remained floating on that ecstatic ocean. Text 3 Lord Nityananda freely offered this exalted prema, which is difficult for Lord Brahma to attain, even to the fallen and wretched souls who did not desire it. Text 4 The ocean of mercy had formerly been sealed tight, but Nitai cut a channel in its boundary to allow the great flooding waves of nectarean prema to splash from house to house. Text 5 Locana dasa says, "Whoever has not worshiped my Nitai or taken advantage of this excellent opportunity offered by Him knowingly commits suicide." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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