Nityananda Caritamrta

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A Brähmaëa’s Doubt about the Character of Lord Nityänanda and Its Removal by Lord Caitanya
“One day, Devaké addressed both Kåñëa and Balaräma pathetically,
‘Listen, Kåñëa and Balaräma, You are the Lords of
all mystic perfections. You are both the eternal Personalities of
Godhead. Both of You are the fathers of the entire universe. I
know that both of You are the cause of all the causes. Creation,
maintenance, and annihilation are carried out by the portion of
Your plenary portion. Yet, to diminish the burden of the earth,
You have descended as my sons. You brought back the dead son
of Your teacher from the abode of Yamaräja as dakñiëä. I, too,
have a great desire to see my six sons who were killed by Kaàsa.
Though the son of Your teacher died long ago, You brought him
back by Your extraordinary potency. So both of You please fulfill
my desire by bringing back my six sons.’
“After hearing mother Devaké’s request, Kåñëa and Balaräma
left at once for the abode of Bali Mahäräja. When Bali
Mahäräja saw his own worshipable Lords, he was merged in the
ocean of transcendental bliss. He promptly surrendered everything,
including his house, children, body, wealth, and friends
at the lotus feet of Kåñëa. In ecstasy, his hair stood on end, tears
of love flowed from his eyes, and he shivered in bliss. He caught
hold of Kåñëa’s lotus feet and began to offer prayers: ‘All glories
to Kåñëacandra, the ornament of Gokula! All glories to
Saìkarñaëa, who is nondifferent from Ananta! All glories to
Haladhara, the leader of the cowherd boys! All glories to the
merciful devotees of Kåñëa who fulfill all one’s desires!
“‘Although the demigods and sages are situated in pure goodness,
still Your darçana is rare for them. O Lord, You are so merciful
that You manifest Yourself even before the demons, who
are generally in ignorance. You do not discriminate between
friends and enemies. The Vedas confirm it, and I can directly
see it. Pütanä came to kill You by smearing her breast with poison,
still You sent her to Vaikuëöha. Neither the Vedas, nor the
scriptures, nor the great mystic yogés can understand Your heart.
If the great mystic yogés are unable to know Your glories, then
how can I, a sinful demon, know You? O Lord of the universe,
please be merciful to me so that I may not fall down in the dark
well of family life. I wish to hold Your lotus feet within my heart
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