Nityananda Caritamrta
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Lord Nityänanda’s Meeting with Çrépad Mädhavendra Puré<br />
ment. Who knows all that took place between the Lord and Mädhavendra<br />
Puré? Only Kåñëa knows! Unable to give up the company<br />
of Nityänanda Prabhu, Mädhavendra Puré constantly remained<br />
with Him.<br />
mädhavendra bale ‘prema nä dekhilun kathä<br />
sei mora sarvatértha hena prema yathä<br />
jänilu kåñëera kåpä ache mora prati<br />
nityänanda hena bandhu päinu saàhati<br />
ye se stäne yadi nityänanda saìga haya<br />
sei stäna sarvatértha vaikuëöhädi maya<br />
nityänanda hena bhakta çunile çravane<br />
avaçya päiba kåñëacandra sei jane<br />
nityänanda yächära tilaka dveña rahe<br />
bhakta haile o se kåñëera priya nahe’<br />
Mädhavendra Puré said, “I’ve never seen such ecstatic<br />
love. Wherever there is such prema is my favorite<br />
holy place. I know Kåñëa has given me His mercy<br />
because He has given me such a friend as Nityänanda.<br />
Wherever one finds Nityänanda’s company is the most<br />
sacred and transcendental place. That devotee who<br />
hears the name of Nityänanda will certainly attain the<br />
lotus feet of Kåñëacandra. If one has the slightest envy<br />
for Nityänanda, Kåñëa never favors him even if he’s a<br />
devotee.”<br />
Mädhavendra Puré exhibited great affection for Lord<br />
Nityänanda throughout the day and night with his speech<br />
and deeds. Nityänanda Prabhu considered Mädhavendra Puré<br />
to be nothing other than His guru. These two vastly learned<br />
personalities did not know whether it was day or night due to<br />
their ecstatic love for Kåñëa. After staying together for some<br />
days, Nityänanda Prabhu left for Setubandha (Rämeçvaram)<br />
and Mädhavendra Puré went to see the Sarayü River. In their absorption<br />
for love of Kåñëa, both Lord Nityänanda and Mädhavendra<br />
Puré forgot their bodies. Feelings of separation for the Lord maintain<br />
a devotee’s life. Otherwise, how could one tolerate such intense<br />
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