Nityananda Caritamrta

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