Nityananda Caritamrta
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ÇRÉ NITYÄNANDA CARITÄMÅTA<br />
prabhu bale çunaha sakala bhaktagaëa<br />
nityänanda pädodara karaha prahaëa<br />
karilehi mätra ei padodaka päna<br />
kåñëa dåö bhakata haya ithe nähi äna<br />
Çré Gauräìga continued, “Listen, My dear devotees.<br />
All of you drink the water that has washed Nityänanda’s<br />
lotus feet. Just by drinking that water, one will attain unflinching<br />
devotion to Kåñëa. There is no doubt of this.”<br />
Being thus, instructed by the Lord, all the devotees washed<br />
the lotus feet of Lord Nityänanda and drank the water with<br />
great respect. In fact, every devotee drank the water five or seven<br />
times. Nityänanda Prabhu was, however, completely lost in<br />
an ecstatic trance as He continued to laugh.<br />
Mahäprabhu Çré Gauräìga personally distributed the caraëämåta<br />
of Lord Nityänanda with great jubilation. After drinking<br />
the water, all the devotees became mad with ecstasy and<br />
loudly chanted, “Hari, Hari.”<br />
“Today my life has become successful,” someone said.<br />
“Today I have become a servant of Kåñëa,” said another<br />
person.<br />
“Today has been a very auspicious day for me,” someone<br />
else said.<br />
“The water that washed the lotus feet of Nityänanda is very<br />
tasty,” said still another person. “In fact, the sweetness in my<br />
mouth does not diminish at all.”<br />
What a wonderful influence the caraëämåta of Lord<br />
Nityänanda has! As soon as the devotees drank it, they became<br />
agitated, being infused with love of God. They danced,<br />
sang, rolled on the ground, and chanted the holy name of the<br />
Lord very loudly. They thus performed näma-saìkértana, overwhelmed<br />
with ecstasy while dancing in great jubilation.<br />
Soon Çré Gauracandra rose and began to dance very wonderfully.<br />
Instantly, Nityänanda got up and joined Mahäprabhu.<br />
Both the Lords began to dance all around the devotees. In great<br />
jubilation, one devotee fell upon another, while still another<br />
caught him in his arms. A devotee tried to take the dust of an-<br />
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