Govindaram Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 <font color="pink"> Sriman Mahaprabhur Sata-Nama One Hundred Names of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu</font color> -4 songs- Song 1 (refrain) nadiya-nagare nitai nece' nece' gay re (Refrain:) Oh! In the towns and villages of Nadiya, Lord Nityananda ecstatically dances and sings these names of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu: Part 1 (1) jagannatha-suta mahaprabhu visvambhara mayapur-sasi navadvipa-sudhakara 1) Lord Caitanya is the beloved son of Jagannatha Misra. He is Mahaprabhu, the great master, and maintainer of the whole world. He is the shining moon of Mayapur, and the source of all nectar for the land of Navadvipa. (2) saci-suta gaurahari nimai-sundara radha-bhava-kanti-acchadita natabara 2) He is the beloved son of saci Mata, and is Lord Hari with a fair golden complexion. As He was born under a nim tree He was called Nimai-sundara (beautiful Nimai). He is covered by the sentiment and luster of srimati Radharani, and He is the best of all dancers. (3) namananda capala balaka matr-bhakta brahmanda-vadana tarki kautukanurakta 3) He becomes restless upon hearing the holy names of Lord Hari. In His boyhood pastimes He is swift and agile, and is devoted to His mother. He displays the entire universe within His mouth, is a great logician, and is fond of joking and playing pranks. Part 2 (4) vidyarthi-udupa caura-dvayera mohana tairthika-sarvasva gramya-balika-kridana 4) He is the moon among scholarly students, and He bewildered two thieves who tried to steal His jewels when He was a small child. He is the cynosure of all philosophers, and He teased and joked with the village girls of Nadiya. (5) laksmi-prati bora-data uddhata balaka sri-sacira pati-putra-soka-nibaraka 5) He is the giver of blessings to Laksmi-priya (His first wife). He is very mischievous as a child, and is the dispeller of the grief saci-mata felt after losing her husband Jagannatha and first son Visvarupa. (6) laksmi-pati purva-desa-sarva-klesa-hara digvijayi-darpa-hari visnu-priyeswara 6) He is the Lord and husband of Laksmi-priya. By His sankirtan movement He removed all the distress of East Bengal. He eradicated the pride of the conquering pandita named Kesava Kasmiri, and is the beloved Lord of Visnu-priya (His second wife). Part 3 (7) arya-dharma-pala pitr-gaya pinda-data puri-sisya madhvacarya-sampradaya-pata 7) He is the preserver of sanatana-dharma, and the giver of the pinda oblation at the holy town of Gaya after the disappearance of His father Jagannath Misra. He became the disciple of isvara Puri, and is the protector of the Madhvacarya Sampradaya. (8) krsna-namonmatta krsna-tattva-adhyapaka nama-sankirtana-yuga-dharma-pravartaka 8) He becomes madly intoxicated by tasting the holy name of Krsna, and is the professor of the science of Krsna consciousness. Thus He inaugurated the religion of the age, nama-sankirtan. (9) adwaita-bandhava srinivasa-grha-dhana nityananda-prana gadadharera jivana 9) He is the friend of Advaita acarya, the treasure of srivasa Öhakura’s home, the life and soul of Nityananda Prabhu, and the very source of life for Gadadhara Pandita. Part 4 (10) antardwipa-sasadhara simanta-vijaya godruma-bihari madhyadwipa-lilasraya 10) He is the moon of Antardvipa, and the triumph of Simantadvipa. He enjoys wandering and frolicking on the island of Godruma, and is the shelter of pastimes in Madhyadvipa. (11) koladwipa-pati rtudwipa-maheswara jahnu-modadruma-rudradwipera iswara 11) He is the Lord of Koladvipa, the great controller of Ritudvipa, and the creator of Jahnudvipa, Modadrumadvipa, and Rudradvipa. (12) nava-khanda-ranganatha jahnavi-jivana jagai-madhai-adi durvrtta-tarana 12) He is thus the Supreme Lord of the nine islands of Navadvipa, which serves as the stage for His wonderful pastimes. He is the life of the River Ganga, and the deliverer of all sorts of rogues and rascals beginning with Jagai and Madhai. Part 5 (13) nagara-kirtana-simha kaji-uddharana suddha-nama-pracaraka bhaktarti-harana 13) He is the lion of the village kirtanas, and the deliverer of Chand Kazi. He is the preacher of the pure holy name, and the remover of the distresses of His devotees. (14) narayani-krpa-sindhu jivera niyanta adhama-paduya-dandi bhakta-dosa-hanta 14) He is the ocean of mercy for Narayani (the mother of srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura), and is the regulator of all souls. He is the chastiser of the fallen students who criticized His chanting of "gopi! gopi!", and is the destroyer of the sins of His devotees. (15) sri-krsna-caitanya-candra bharati-tarana parivraja-siromani utkala-pavana 15) He was initiated into sannyasa with the name of sri Krsna Caitanya, and He is beautiful like the moon. He delivered His sannyasa-guru Kesava Bharati, is Himself the crest-jewel of all wandering renunciates, and is the savior of the region of Orissa. Part 6 (16) ambu-linga-bhuvanesa-kapotesa-pati khir-cora-gopala-darsana-sukhi yati 16) He is the master of Lord siva, who is known in three different saiva tirthas as Ambu-linga, Bhuvanesvara, and Kapotesvara (visited by Lord Caitanya on His way to Jagannatha Puri). As a sannyasi He rejoiced at the sight of the Orissan deities Ksira-cora Gopinatha and Saksi Gopala. (17) nirdandi-sannyasi sarvabhauma-krpamoya swananda-aswadanandi sarva-sukhasroya 17) He became a sannyasi without a danda (due to Lord Nityananda's breaking it in three parts and throwing it in the Bhargi River), and is full of mercy for Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya. He is ecstatic by tasting the bliss of Himself in the form of Krsna, and He is the resting place of all universal happiness. (18) purata-sundara vasudeva-trana-karta ramananda-sakha bhatta-kula-klesa-harta 18) He is beautiful like molten gold, and He delivered the leper Vasudeva. He is the intimate friend of Ramananda Ray, and the remover of all miseries from the family of Vyenkata Bhatta. Part 7 (19) bauddha-jain-mayavadi-kutarka-khandana daksina-pavana bhakti-grantha-uddharana 19) He is the refuter of the atheistic arguments of the Buddhists, Jains, and Mayavadis. He is the savior of South India, and He has brought to light the two devotional literatures, Krsna-karnamrta and Brahma-samhita. (20) alala-darsananandi rathagra-nartaka gajapati-trana devananda-uddharaka 20) He became ecstatic at the sight of the deity alalanatha, and He danced in front of the Jagannatha cart during the Ratha-yatra festival. He delivered Gajapati Pratapa-Rudra, and was the savior of Devananda Pandita. (21) kuliya-prakase dusta paduyara trana rupa-sanantana-bandhu sarva-jiva-prana 21) By His appearance at Kuliya He delivered the ill-behaved student community there. He is the friend of Rupa and Sanatana Goswami, and the life of all souls. Part 8 (22) brndabanananda-murti balabhadra-sangi yavana-uddhari bhatta-ballabhera rangi 22) He is the personification of bliss in the transcendental realm of Vrndavana, and He is the companion and friend of Balabhadra Bhattacarya. On His return from Vrndavana He delivered many Mohammedans, and He is very fond of intimate exchanges with Vallabha Bhatta. (23) kasibasi-sannyasi-uddhari prema-data markata-vairagi-dandi a-candala-trata 23) He delivered the Mayavadi sannyasis of Kasi, and He is the bestower of love of God. He is the chastiser of the false renunciates (called markata-vairagis for being like monkeys), and He is the savior of everyone down to the lowest class of men. (24) bhaktera gaurava-kari bhakta-prana-dhana haridasa-raghunatha-swarupa-jivana 24) He is the glorifier of His devotees, and is the treasured wealth of their lives. He is the very life of such devotees as Haridasa Öhakura, Raghunatha Dasa Goswami, and Svarupa Damodara. (25) nadiya-nagare nitai nece' nece' gay re bhakativinoda ta'r pode ranga-pay re 25) Oh! In the towns and villages of Nadiya, Lord Nityananda dances and dances ecstatically while singing these divine names, and Bhaktivinoda falls down at His reddish lotus feet. Oh! Song 2 (1) jaya godruma-pati gora nitai-jivana, advaitera dhana, vrndavana-bhava-vibhora gadadhara-prana, srivasa-sarana, krsna-bhakta-manasa-cora 1) All glories to Lord Gaura, the master of Godruma! He is the very life of Lord Nityananda, the treasure of sri Advaita, and He is always overwhelmed with the ecstatic moods of Vrndavana. He is the life-breath of Gadadhara Pandita, the shelter of srivasa Pandita, and the thief of the hearts of all the devotees of Lord Krsna. Song 3 (1) kali-yuga-pavana visvambhara gauda-citta-gagana-sasadhara kirtana-vidhata, para-prema-data, saci-suta purata-sundara 1) Lord Visvambhara is the savior of the age of Kali, the full moon in the sky of the hearts of Bengal, the inaugurator of congregational chanting, the bestower of transcendental ecstatic love, the beloved son of Mother saci, and He has a pure golden complexion. Song 4 (1) krsna-caitanya advaita prabhu nityananda gadadhara srinivasa murari mukunda svarupa-rupa-sanatana-puri-ramananda 1) (Please chant these holy names of the Lord and His personal associates): Krsna-Caitanya, Advaita, Prabhu Nityananda, Gadadhara, srinivasa, Murari, Mukunda, Svarupa, Rupa, Sanatana, Puri, and Ramananda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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