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Nityananda Caritamrta

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Descriptions of the Associates of<br />

Lord Nityänanda<br />

brothers, please worship Lord Nityänanda. By His<br />

O mercy, one can attain the lotus feet of Lord Gauracandra.<br />

The associates of Nityänanda Svarüpa constantly swam in<br />

the ocean of transcendental bliss. They had no other activity<br />

besides performing näma-saìkértana. Always absorbed in the<br />

mood of cowherd boys, they decorated themselves with bangles,<br />

ankle bells, and garlands of guïjä beads. They carried sticks,<br />

flutes, horns, and ropes in their hands.<br />

Symptoms of kåñëa-prema, such as tears, shivering, and<br />

standing of the hair on end were constantly visible in their bodies.<br />

Their beauty defeated the beauty of Cupid. They always engaged<br />

in performing näma-saìkértana. Having received their<br />

fearless Lord Nityänanda, all the devotees remained in a most<br />

happy condition of life.<br />

I would be unable to describe the glories of the servants of<br />

Nityänanda Svarüpa, even in a hundred years. Still, I will at<br />

least attempt to mention their names. I know that remembering<br />

their names will deliver me from entanglement in this material<br />

world. All the associates of Lord Nityänanda with whom He<br />

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