Nityananda Caritamrta
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Nityänanda’s Pastimes at the House of Çréväsa<br />
as a mother serves her son. One day, a crow came, picked up a<br />
bell metal bowl in its beak and flew away into the forest. When<br />
the crow flew out of sight, mother Mäliné became anxious. The<br />
crow left the bowl in its nest and then returned. Mäliné-devé saw<br />
the crow’s mouth to be empty.<br />
Çréväsa Paëòita was very strict in his behavior. The bowl<br />
taken by the crow was used to keep ghee for the service of Lord<br />
Kåñëa, and so she was afraid that her husband would be very upset<br />
when he heard about what had happened. Unable to think<br />
of what to do, Mäliné-devé began to cry.<br />
At that time, Nityänanda came there and saw Mäliné-devé<br />
crying. He smilingly said, “Why are you crying? Tell me about<br />
your distress and I will surely relieve it.”<br />
“Please listen, Çrépäda Gosäi,” Mäliné devé replied. “A crow<br />
has taken the bowl in which we keep Lord Kåñëa’s ghee.”<br />
“Mother, do not worry,” Nityänanda replied. “I will bring<br />
back the bowl.”<br />
Turning to the crow, Nityänanda said, “O crow, go at once<br />
and bring back the bowl you have taken.”<br />
<strong>Nityananda</strong> Prabhu is within everyone’s heart. Who can<br />
disobey His order? Ordered by Nityänanda Prabhu, the crow<br />
instantly flew away. Mäliné-devé looked on, overwhelmed with<br />
lamentation. Soon the crow went out of sight and in a short<br />
while returned with the bowl in its beak. The crow placed the<br />
bowl in front of Mäliné-devé and left. Mäliné-devé knew very<br />
well the glories of Lord Nityänanda. Seeing this wonderful incident,<br />
she fell to the ground in ecstatic love.<br />
After composing herself, Mäliné-devé stood up with folded<br />
hands and began to offer prayers: “He brought back the dead<br />
son of His guru. He maintains the entire universe. He can bring<br />
anyone back from the house of Yamaräja. For Him to bring the<br />
bowl from a crow is not at all wonderful. On His head, innumerable<br />
universes rest, and He maintains them by His own sweet<br />
pastimes. His holy names destroy all kinds of ignorance. For<br />
Him to bring the bowl from a crow is not at all wonderful.<br />
“In an earlier incarnation, You constantly protected Sétä<br />
while in exile as Lakñmaëa. You never saw any of Sétä’s body<br />
except her lotus feet. Your formidable arrows killed the family<br />
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