Nityananda Caritamrta

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The Marriage of Lord Nityänanda
was covered with perspiration. A doctor came and diagnosed
that she had epilepsy, saying that there was no cure for this disease.
He informed the girl’s relatives that seldom does a person
with epilepsy live for long. He then treated her according to the
prescriptions of the scriptures.
“Even after applying proper medication there is no improvement,”
the physician said. “Take your daughter to the bank of
the Ganges and arrange for her funeral rites to be performed.”
Süryadäsa began to cry when he heard these words. Gaurédäsa,
while consoling him, said, “I think we have committed
an offense at the feet of Avadhüta Nityänanda. We must beg
His pardon, and bring Him back here as soon as possible. As
long as we live in this world, we should try to maintain relationships.
After death, relationships no longer exist. If He can revive
our daughter, then we should arrange for her marriage with
Him. This is my advice to all of you. Let us all go to Nityänanda
Prabhu and fall at His feet.”
Lord Nityänanda was sitting under a banyan tree on the
bank of the Ganges. Tears glided from His eyes as He chanted
the holy name of Kåñëa. Gaurédäsa, along with his relatives,
went to Nityänanda Prabhu and fell at His lotus feet. The Lord
quickly picked him up while patting him on the back. “My dear
cowherd men, have you all forgotten Me?” the Lord said.
Nityänanda Prabhu placed His hands on Süryadäsa’s shoulders.
Süryadäsa Paëòita fell at the feet of Nityänanda Prabhu
and lamented, “You completely bewildered my intelligence. Although
You are capable of doing anything, You did not inspire
me to give up my attachment for varëäçrama-dharma. Please
give us the shelter of Your lotus feet and thus save us.”
Saying this, the Paëòita took Lord Nityänanda to his home.
His daughter, Jahnavä, was lying at the doorstep, covered with a
cloth as the sunshine fell upon her. This appeared like lightning
striking a cloud. Her eyes bulged in their sockets as tears incessantly
fell from them. Her curly hair enhanced the beauty of
her forehead. The symptoms of impending death appeared on
her body. At that moment, the aroma of the Lord’s body entered
her nostrils. By smelling this aroma, she immediately regained
consciousness.
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