Nityananda Caritamrta

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The Marriage of Lord Nityänanda
One day, as Çré Jähnavä was serving Nityänanda His lunch of
Kåñëa prasäda with utmost care, the younger daughter of Süryadäsa
Paëòita, named Vasudhä, whose mind had been firmly attached
to Nityänanda since her childhood, came to assist her
sister. As she was serving prasäda to Nityänanda Prabhu, the
part of her säré covering her head suddenly fell. Since both her
hands were engaged in serving, she manifested two more hands
to again cover her head with her säré. Seeing this, Nityänanda
Prabhu caught hold of her hand and made her sit to His right.
Nityänanda said to Süryadäsa Paëòita, “I will take your
younger daughter with Me as dowry.”
“I have no objection,” Süryadäsa Paëòita replied. “There is
nothing I could refuse You. I have surrendered my caste, life,
wealth, house, associates, and everything else at Your lotus
feet.”
Saying this, the Paëòita raised his hands and danced in ecstasy
while chanting “Hari! Hari!” He then prayed: “O Kåñëa,
O Yädava, please be merciful to me so that I may fix my mind,
body, and speech at the lotus feet of Nityänanda Prabhu.”
When the Paëòita explained this new development to his
relatives, they all smilingly approved. “We have also become fortunate
by your association,” they said. “Who has the power to
disobey the Lord?”
With folded hands, everyone said to Süryadäsa Paëòita,
“You have actually purchased Kåñëa in Kali-yuga.”
Nityänanda Prabhu thus inspired all the residents of Ambikä-kälnä
to float in an ocean of bliss.
Accepting the lotus feet of Caitanya and Nityänanda as my
life and soul, I, Våndävana däsa, sing the glories of Their lotus
feet.
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