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