Nityananda Caritamrta
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Birth and Childhood Activities of Lord Nityänanda<br />
ness. Another day, the Lord and His friends went to Tälavana,<br />
where they killed Dhenukäsura and then ate täla fruit. Lord<br />
Nityänanda and his childhood friends went to the fields and<br />
enjoyed various pastimes, such as the killing of Bakäsura,<br />
Aghäsura, and Vatsäsura. In the afternoon, the Lord and His<br />
friends returned home, blowing their buffalo horns.<br />
One day they enjoyed the pastime of lifting Govardhana<br />
Hill, and another day they created a Våndävana, where they<br />
enjoyed various sports. Once, they enacted Kåñëa’s pastime of<br />
stealing the gopés’ clothes, and another day they enacted His<br />
meeting the wives of the brähmaëas performing sacrifices. On<br />
one occasion, a boy dressed up with a false beard as Närada and<br />
gave Kaàsa some secret news. Another day, a boy dressed as<br />
Akrüra and took Kåñëa and Balaräma to Kaàsa’s capital. As<br />
Lord Nityänanda cried in the mood of the gopés, it seemed to<br />
His friends that a river flowed from His eyes. By the influence<br />
of Lord Viñëu’s illusory energy, no one could recognize Lord<br />
Nityänanda as He enjoyed pastimes with His friends.<br />
The children arranged a city of Mathurä and then wandered<br />
through its streets. Someone played the role of a gardener,<br />
while another accepted a flower garland from him. Someone<br />
dressed as Kubjä and someone else accepted sandalwood paste<br />
from her. They made a large bow and shouted with joy when it<br />
was broken. They also enacted the pastimes of killing the elephant,<br />
Kuvalayäpéòa, and the wrestlers, Cäëüra and Muñöika.<br />
Thereafter the Lord chastised Kaàsa by grabbing him by the<br />
hair and throwing him upon the ground. After killing Kaàsa,<br />
the Lord danced with His friends in such a way that everyone<br />
watching Him began to laugh. In this way, Lord Nityänanda<br />
and His friends imitated the pastimes of various incarnations.<br />
One day, Lord Nityänanda dressed as Vämana and went<br />
to cheat Bali Mahäräja out of his kingdom, which covered the<br />
three worlds. Someone playing an aged Çukräcärya forbade Bali<br />
to give the three steps of land requested by Lord Vämana. Accepting<br />
the gift, the Lord placed His last step on Bali’s head.<br />
One day, Lord Nityänanda enacted the pastime of building a<br />
bridge across the ocean with the boys playing the role of monkeys.<br />
They cut castor plants and made a bridge across the water. Then<br />
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