Nityananda Caritamrta
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Birth and Childhood Activities of Lord Nityänanda<br />
Before the play, the Lord had instructed His friends, “When<br />
I fall unconscious, you all surround Me and cry. After a while,<br />
send Hanumän for some medicine. I will be revived when he<br />
puts the medicine to My nose.”<br />
The Lord fell unconscious by His own sweet will, but this<br />
bewildered all the boys. Since everyone there was confused,<br />
they forgot the Lord’s instructions. They simply cried loudly, “O<br />
brother, please get up!”<br />
Hearing the people’s comments, the boys remembered Lord<br />
Nityänanda’s order and the boy dressed as Hanumän immediately<br />
went for the medicine. Another boy who was dressed as a<br />
renunciate welcomed Hanumän with fruits and roots. He said to<br />
Hanumän, “My dear sir, please stay and grace my äçrama. It’s a<br />
wonderful fortune to meet such a person as you.”<br />
“I must go and complete my important mission.” Hanumän<br />
replied. “I’d like to stay, but I cannot delay. You must have heard<br />
that Lakñmaëa, the younger brother of Lord Rämacandra, is<br />
unconscious from the çakti-çela weapon of Rävaëa. I’m on my<br />
way to Gandhamädana Hill to bring medicine. Only then He’ll<br />
survive.”<br />
The renunciate then said: “If you must go, first take a bath<br />
and have something to eat.”<br />
The two boys repeated whatever Lord Nityänanda had instructed<br />
them. Everyone gazed at them in astonishment as they<br />
listened to their dialogue. On the request of the renunciate,<br />
Hanumän went to take a bath in the lake where another boy<br />
grabbed hold of his feet. The boy playing a crocodile tried to pull<br />
Hanumän into the water, but Hanumän pulled the boy onto the<br />
shore. After a short fight, Hanumän defeated the crocodile. On<br />
returning to the renunciate’s äçrama, Hanumän saw a mighty<br />
warrior. A boy dressed as a Räkñasa tried to swallow Hanumän.<br />
He challenged,<br />
“You defeated the crocodile, but how will you defeat me? I<br />
will eat you. Then how will you revive Lakñmaëa?”<br />
Hanumän replied: “Your Rävaëa’s a dog! I think him most<br />
insignificant. Get out of my way.”<br />
After first exchanging some harsh words, Hanumän and<br />
the Räkñasa began pulling each other’s hair. Finally, they be-<br />
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