Nityananda Caritamrta
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ÇRÉ NITYÄNANDA CARITÄMÅTA<br />
“Since You desire their ultimate welfare, Kåñëa will soon deliver<br />
them.”<br />
Hearing this from the lotus mouth of the Lord, all the Vaiñëavas<br />
chanted, “Hari, Hari.” The Lord’s statement convinced everyone<br />
that these two drunkards would surely be saved.<br />
Haridäsa Öhäkura said to Advaita Äcärya, “The Lord sent<br />
me with this restless boy. I remain somewhere, while He goes<br />
somewhere else. The Ganges is filled with crocodiles in the<br />
rainy season, but Nityänanda sometimes tries to catch them<br />
while swimming. I loudly call out to warn Him from the<br />
shore, but alas, He floats fearlessly on the water, along with<br />
the crocodiles.<br />
“When He comes out of the water, if He sees some of His<br />
friends, He chases them to beat them. When the parents of<br />
these boys come with sticks in their hands, I fall at their feet<br />
and beg pardon on His behalf. Sometimes, He steals ghee and<br />
yogurt from cowherd men and runs away. These cowherd men<br />
then catch me and try to beat me instead of Him.<br />
“He does things He is not supposed to do. Whenever He sees<br />
an unmarried girl, He tells her, ‘I will marry you.’ Sometimes<br />
He rides on the back of an ox and calls Himself Mahädeva. At<br />
other times, He milks others’ cows and drinks the milk. If I try<br />
to teach Him something, He scolds me. He boldly says, ‘What<br />
can your Advaita Äcärya do to Me?’ He also says, ‘What can<br />
your Caitanya, who you think is the Lord, do to Me? I am not<br />
afraid of Him.’<br />
“I never disclose these things to the Lord. Today, providence<br />
saved us from imminent danger. We saw two drunkards lying in<br />
a stupor on the street. Nityänanda went before them, repeating<br />
the message of the Lord. With great anger the two drunkards<br />
chased us to beat us. I think it is by Your mercy alone that we<br />
were saved today.”<br />
Advaita Äcärya smilingly replied, “This does not surprise<br />
Me at all. A drunkard will naturally keep company with other<br />
drunkards. Three drunkards can nicely remain together. Being<br />
a strict celibate, why do you mingle with Him? You will see how<br />
this Nityänanda turns everyone into a drunkard. I know Him<br />
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