Nityananda Caritamrta
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Çréväsa’s Love for Lord Nityänanda and the Dream of Mother Çacé<br />
Lord Nityänanda would sometimes visit the house of Lord<br />
Caitanya. Then mother Çacé would show great affection to<br />
Him. In a childish mood, Nityänanda would try to catch hold of<br />
mother Çacé’s feet, but she would run away.<br />
One day, mother Çacé saw something in a dream. She secretly<br />
related the story to her son, Viçvambhara, saying, “At the end of<br />
the night, I saw both You and Nityänanda in my dream. Both<br />
of You were five-year-old boys, fighting and running all over the<br />
house. I saw both of You enter the Deity room and then come<br />
out with the Deities of Kåñëa and Balaräma. Nityänanda held<br />
Kåñëa in His hands, and You held Balaräma in Yours. I clearly<br />
saw all four of You fighting amongst Yourselves. Then the Deities<br />
of Kåñëa and Balaräma said in an angry mood, ‘Who are You two<br />
pretenders? Get out of here. This house, these rooms, the milk,<br />
sandeça, yogurt, and everything else here belong to Us.’<br />
“Then Nityänanda said: ‘Those days are gone when You<br />
would steal and eat butter and yogurt. The power of the cowherd<br />
boys is finished. Now the rule of the brähmaëas is in force.<br />
Now recognize Us and give up accepting all the offerings. If You<br />
don’t give up out of love, then We will beat You. If You continue<br />
to steal the offerings, We are not going to leave You alone.’<br />
“Both Kåñëa and Balaräma replied: ‘Do not blame Us. We<br />
are going to bind both of You pretenders right now.’<br />
“Balaräma then challenged Nityänanda in an angry mood:<br />
‘If You continue Your mischief, then I swear on Kåñëa that You<br />
will have to face the consequences.’<br />
“Nityänanda replied, ‘I am not afraid of Your Kåñëa. My<br />
Lord is Gauracandra Viçvambhara.’<br />
“In this way, all four of You quarreled amongst Yourselves<br />
while eating food by snatching it from one another. First someone<br />
snatched a morsel of food from another’s hand and ate<br />
it. Then someone else took that food right from His mouth.<br />
Nityänanda then called me, ‘Mother, please give Me some rice,<br />
for I am very hungry.’<br />
“Just then I woke up. I could not understand anything of<br />
this dream and so I have told You about it.”<br />
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