Nityananda Caritamrta
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Lord Nityänanda’s Darçana of Lord Jagannätha<br />
pily manifested in the midst of His devotees. Seeing Lord Jagannätha,<br />
all the devotees began to cry. They offered obeisances to<br />
Him, circumambulated Him, and prayed before Him.<br />
Nityänanda, absorbed in love for Lord Caitanya, became<br />
terribly agitated upon seeing Lord Jagannätha, so that He was<br />
unable to remain steady. As soon as He saw Lord Jagannätha,<br />
Nityänanda ran to embrace Him. The guards could not check<br />
Him, and so Nityänanda climbed onto the altar and embraced<br />
the Deity of Balaräma. As Nityänanda climbed onto the Deities’<br />
throne, the guards tried to stop Him, catching hold of His<br />
hand, but He simply pushed them away. He then took the garland<br />
from Lord Balaräma and placed it around His neck.<br />
At this time, the temple priests took garlands from Lord<br />
Jagannätha and happily offered them to the devotees. Receiving<br />
Lord Jagannätha’s mercy in the form of His garlands, all the<br />
devotees became extremely pleased. Thereafter, they returned<br />
to Särvabhauma’s house.<br />
Wearing the garland of Balaräma, Nityänanda walked like<br />
the king of elephants. The temple guards thought, “This mendicant<br />
is not an ordinary man. How could anyone survive after<br />
touching Balaräma? We control even mad elephants, and so<br />
what to speak of ordinary men. We tried to grab Him, but He<br />
scattered us like straws.”<br />
Remembering this incident, the temple guards showed great<br />
respect to Nityänanda whenever they saw Him. In His mood<br />
as a child, Nityänanda Svarüpa often embraced the Lord with<br />
loving affection.<br />
Meanwhile, Lord Caitanya remained unconscious at the<br />
house of Särvabhauma Bhaööäcärya. Särvabhauma Bhaööäcärya<br />
sat at His feet while the devotees surrounding the Lord chanted<br />
the names of Räma and Kåñëa. The transcendental qualities of<br />
Gauracandra are inconceivable and unfathomable. Even after<br />
nine hours, He did not regain consciousness. It was only after a<br />
long time that Lord Caitanya, the life and soul of the universe,<br />
returned to external consciousness. All the devotees chanted<br />
the holy name of Lord Hari.<br />
Becoming composed, the Lord asked everyone, “What happened<br />
to Me today?”<br />
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