Nityananda Caritamrta
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ÇRÉ NITYÄNANDA CARITÄMÅTA<br />
of Rävaëa. For You to bring the bowl from a crow is not a wonderful<br />
thing. After seeing Your great prowess, Kälindé fell at<br />
Your lotus feet and offered prayers. You possess the strength to<br />
maintain the fourteen worlds. For You to bring the bowl from<br />
a crow is not a wonderful thing. Your activities are never ordinary.<br />
Whatever You do is an eternal truth. This is confirmed<br />
by all the four Vedas.”<br />
While hearing Mäliné-devé’s prayers, Lord Nityänanda<br />
smiled. In His childhood mood He said, “O mother, I want to<br />
eat something.”<br />
Whenever Mäliné-devé saw Nityänanda, milk would flow<br />
from her breasts. Nityänanda in the mood of a child would<br />
drink that milk. Nityänanda Prabhu’s activities are inconceivable.<br />
What more can I describe? All the world knows about His<br />
mysterious and extraordinary activities. One who knows them<br />
in truth accepts them as facts.<br />
Nityänanda Prabhu, the abode of effulgence, was always<br />
fully absorbed in ecstatic love as He wandered all over Nadia<br />
throughout the day and night. Someone may call Nityänanda a<br />
yogé, or someone else may call Him a knower of the truth. Let<br />
them say whatever they want. Let Nityänanda be anybody to<br />
Çré Caitanya. Still, I keep the treasure of His lotus feet within<br />
my heart. Thus, Nityänanda resided at the house of Çréväsa<br />
Paëòita. Çré Gauräìga constantly protected Him.<br />
One day, as Lord Viçvambhara sat peacefully at home with<br />
Lakñmépriyä, she gave Her Lord betel nuts with great happiness.<br />
Absorbed in the service of the Lord, Lakñmépriyä was unable<br />
to tell whether it was day or night. Whenever mother Çacé saw<br />
Lakñmépriyä and Viçvambhara together, she became extremely<br />
happy. Knowing that seeing Them together pleased His mother,<br />
the Lord would spend time with Lakñmépriyä.<br />
At that time, Nityänanda came to Lord Caitanya’s house,<br />
overwhelmed and agitated due to ecstasy. In a childish mood,<br />
Nityänanda stood naked before the Lord and Lakñmépriyä. Fully<br />
absorbed in love of God, He did not feel shy in front of anyone.<br />
“Nityänanda, where are Your clothes?” Çré Gauräìga asked.<br />
Nityänanda replied, “Yes, yes.”<br />
Çré Gauräìga said, “O Gosäi, why are You doing this?”<br />
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