[Nectar] Lord Nityananda's Auspicious Appearance Day

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Lord Nityananda's Glories

 

January 31, 2007 is the auspicious occasion of Nityananda Trayodasi

or the appearance day of Lord Nityananda. Sri Nityananda Prabhu who

is none other than Lord Balarama, is the origin of Vishnu tattva

namely Sankarshana, Mahavishnu, Garbhodakshayi Vishnu, and

Kshirodakshayi Vishnu. Lord Nityananda is the indwelling Supersoul of

everyone.

 

As Lord Chaitanya's pastimes are more pleasing than Krishna's

pastimes, so Lord Nityananda's pastimes are more pleasing than those

of Lord Balarama. Lord Balarama was famous for His pastimes of

chastising the miscreants, such as killing so many demons, being ready

to throw the whole city of Hastinapura into the ocean, and the killing

of Romaharshana Suta. His form as Lord Nityananda,however, is known as

akrodha paramananda nityananda-raya, He never gets angry. The form of

Lord Nityananda is the most merciful form and the Lord liberally

distributes krishna-prema-bhakti even to the most wretched and fallen

jivas.

 

There is a village called Ekacakra in Radha-desa in West Bengal, where

the Supreme Lord Nityananda appeared. On the auspicious thirteenth day

of the waxing moon in the month of Magha (January-February, 1476),

Lord Nityananda made His appearance as the son of Hadai Pandita and

Padmavati.

 

In His childhood, Lord Nityananda had no other happiness than enacting

and enjoying the various pastimes of Lord Krishna along with His

friends. Due to the influence of His illusory energy, however, no one

could recognize Him. Lord Nityananda concealed His real identity and

happily played with His boyhood friends. One day the Lord left home

and His parents to accompany a visiting sannyasi on travels to holy

places. All the holy places became sanctified by the touch of His

lotus feet. Lord Nityananda finally arrived in Vrindavana and wandered

the forests of Vrindavana until Lord Gauracandra displayed His

opulences. Understanding that His Lord Gauranga had revealed Himself,

Lord Nityananda immediately went to Navadvipa and met Lord Gauranga.

 

Once Lord Gauranga went to Jagannath Puri, Lord Nityananda stayed in

Navadvipa and preached the glories of Sri Krishna by propagating the

sankirtan movement throughout Bengal. Who can describe Lord

Nityananda's humility, tolerance and compassion for the jivas as he

went home to home requesting people to take up chanting the holy names

of Krishna by falling at their feet.

 

Once while spreading the glories of the holy names the Lord was

attacked on the forehead with a clay pot by the most sinful Madhai to

the point of bleeding, Lord Nityananda never became angry. Lord

Chaitanya arrived on the scene quickly and on seeing the condition of

Nityananda had invoked the Sudarshana chakra to punish Madhai. But

Nityananda pleaded with Lord Chaitanya to calm down, and eventually

forgave Madhai by embracing him and destroying his material bondage

and the unlimited amount of sins.

 

A golden effulgence shines from the beautiful body of Lord Nityananda.

Brightly shining ornaments decorates His charming bodily limbs. Yellow

cloth adorns His waist and He wears a turban decorated with campaka

flowers on His head. Tinkling ankle-bells sounds as He walks. Tears

fill His deer-like eyes.

 

"All glories to Lord Nityananda Prabhu and His Holy Name! Maddened by

ecstatic love of Godhead, He overwhelmed the whole 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 Shri Nityananda and Shri Gauranga. Seeing such dancing or

even hearing about it melts the hearts of great atheists." (Shrila

Bhaktivinode Thakura, Gitavali, Nagara-kirtana, 8)

 

 

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