Nityananda Caritamrta
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ÇRÉ NITYÄNANDA CARITÄMÅTA<br />
The extremely grave Lord Nityänanda became very agitated.<br />
Then Lord Caitanya personally caught and pacified Him.<br />
Appearing like one who is intoxicated, Lord Nityänanda was<br />
pacified by the words of the Lord. The Lord said, “Please be<br />
quiet now. We will celebrate Vyäsa-püjä tomorrow.”<br />
After calming Lord Nityänanda, the Lord returned home.<br />
All the devotees also returned to their respective residences.<br />
Lord Nityänanda, however, remained at the house of Çréväsa<br />
Paëòita. That same night, Lord Nityänanda loudly shouted and<br />
broke His sannyäsa daëòa and water pot to pieces. Early the<br />
next morning, when Rämäi Paëòita got up from his bed, he<br />
was astonished to see the broken daëòa and water pot. Rämäi<br />
Paëòita at once told Çréväsa Paëòita about this. Çréväsa said,<br />
“Go tell this to Lord Caitanya.”<br />
Hearing of this incident from Rämäi Paëòita, Lord Caitanya<br />
hurried to Çréväsa Paëòita’s house. He saw Nityänanda<br />
Prabhu laughing loudly as if devoid of external perception.<br />
Lord Caitanya picked up the broken sannyäsa daëòa and then<br />
went to bathe in the Ganges with Nityänanda Prabhu. All the<br />
devotees, headed by Çréväsa Paëòita, also went with Them to<br />
bathe in the Ganges. There, the Lord personally threw the broken<br />
daëòa into the water.<br />
Unable to pacify the greatly agitated Nityänanda Prabhu<br />
by His words, the Lord had to chastise Him. Seeing a crocodile,<br />
Lord Nityänanda tried to catch it. Gadädhara and Çréväsa<br />
Paëòita exclaimed, “Alas! Alas!”<br />
Nityänanda Prabhu fearlessly swam to the middle of the<br />
Ganges. Only the words of the Lord made Him become somewhat<br />
peaceful. Viçvambhara called to Nityänanda, “Hurry up.<br />
Today we will celebrate Vyäsa-püjä.”<br />
Upon hearing the call of the Lord, Nityänanda Prabhu came<br />
back to the shore of the Ganges. After completing His bath,<br />
He returned home with Lord Caitanya. Soon all the devotees<br />
gathered at the house of Çréväsa Paëòita and began to perform<br />
näma-saìkértana.<br />
Çré Caitanya appointed Çréväsa Paëòita as the head priest<br />
for the Vyäsa-püjä ceremony. Thus, by the Lord’s order, Çréväsa<br />
Paëòita performed whatever was required. Everyone chanted the<br />
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