(6/16) Remembering Glories of Sri Nityananda Prabhu

His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
Adhivas of Lord Nityananda Prabhu's Appearance, evening class
Sri Ekachakra Dham, 24 February 2021, part 6
Translated from Bengali

Sri Nityananda Prabhu stayed at Srivas Pandit’s house and treated Srivas Pandit’s wife, Sri Malini Devi, as His own mother. When He called her ‘Mother’, milk would flow from her breasts! Malini Devi was, perhaps, seventy years old, but when she saw Nitai, milk would flow from her breasts.

One time, Malini Devi was doing puja at home when a crow came and took away a pot she was using for puja. Malini Devi began to cry, ‘Prabhu [Srivas Pandit] will come and see it. He will scold me!’ Then, Nityananda Prabhu ordered the crow, ‘Return My Mother’s pot!’ and the crow did that. It flew back and returned the pot.

Sri Nityananda Prabhu rescued Jagai and Madhai. Mahaprabhu ordered Srila Haridas Thakur and Sri Nityananda Prabhu, ‘Go door to door and distribute the Holy Name to everyone!’ Then, Sri Nityananda Prabhu thought, ‘If only I could bring these two, Jagai and Madhai, to this path…’ Others had warned Him against it, but He did not listen to anyone. Walking behind Him, Srila Haridas Thakur ran away from the place, but Sri Nityananda Prabhu stayed. In the end, Madhai hit Sri Nityananda Prabhu on the head with a clay pot from wine. Madhai hit Him, but Jagai saved Him. Still, Sri Nityananda Prabhu rescued Madhai. Srila Krishna Das Kaviraj Goswami writes:

জগাই মাধাই হৈতে মুঞি সে পাপিষ্ঠ ।
পুরীশের কীট হৈতে মুঞি সে লঘিষ্ঠ ॥

jagai madhai haite muni se papistha
purisera kita haite muni se laghistha

‘I am more sinful than Jagai and Madhai and lower than worms in stool.’

(Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita, 1.5.205)

Jagai and Madhai attained Sri Nityananda Prabhu’s mercy. When Mahaprabhu came to kill Madhai, Nityananda Prabhu begged Mahaprabhu for Madhai, ‘Prabhu, if You have appeared in this world to rescue lowly, fallen souls, then where will You find anyone more fallen than Madhai? Do not kill him.’ Sri Nityananda Prabhu begged at Mahaprabhu’s holy feet to forgive Madhai. Sri Nityananda Prabhu embraced Madhai, and Madhai became a greatest Vaishnav.

Jagai and Madhai had committed many sins, but they had never committed vaishnav-aparadha. You must remember this. They did not criticise or offend Vaishnavs. You may think, ‘Madhai hit Nityananda Prabhu, is that not an offence?’ It is, but if he had not hit Sri Nityananda Prabhu, would Sri Nityananda Prabhu’s glory have become manifest in this world? Because he had hit Sri Nityananda Prabhu, Sri Nityananda Prabhu’s glory became manifest in this world. Sri Nityananda Prabhu can give this kind of divine love: ‘Mar’ kheye prema dey’, eman’ dayal ta’ nai he! Lo! No one is as merciful! Even when beaten, He gives divine love in return!’

You can see Sri Nityananda Prabhu’s house nearby. The many acres of land all around it, all these fields, belonged to His family. One time, several thieves tried to rob Sri Nityananda Prabhu. They had tried many times and in many ways, but they could not do it. On the first day, when they came to rob, they saw that there were a lot of scorpions, snakes and thorny shrubs all around the house. They did not dare enter the land. Another time they came and saw that there was a huge army of soldiers guarding the place. They could not enter again. When they came the third time, the thieves entered the house but became blind. After that, they begged at Sri Nityananda Prabhu’s lotus feet to forgive them. Sri Nityananda Prabhu said, ‘All right. I am giving you one service. You want My mercy, and mercy means service. So, here is your service – you must convert all the dacoits in this area and make them good men.’

This Sri Ekachakra Dham is a pure land. Sri Jagannath, Baladev and Subhadra are also here. One time, Sri Hadai Pandit said, ‘I want to go for Jagannathdev’s Ratha-yatra.’ Sri Nityananda Prabhu told him, ‘Father, how will you go there at your old age? Will you manage the crowds and the austerity? Better if I bring Sri Jagannath, Baladev and Subhadra here.’ This is how Sri Jagannath, Baladev and Subhadra appeared here. We will go to Their temple to take Their darshan. The temple used to be very small, but now it has been expanded a lot.

Here is also Sri Ekachakleswar Sivji Maharaj. We will take his darshan during the parikrama tomorrow. The place is very small, so try not to crowd and be careful – people always lose their mobile phones, earrings, golden bangles and other things there. Be careful with your mobile phones and money bags because many people will come and mix with us. Not everybody comes for Krishna consciousness – somebody comes to steal your money bags. They will come, make friends with you and then rob you. Be careful during the parikrama. Keep your mobile phones, money bags and other things carefully. Better still, leave these things in your room here if you are staying in a room. The parikrama is just two hours, so you can leave your things in the room. But if you take things with you, be careful.

So, Sri Ekachakleswar Sivji Maharaj is here. Sri Hadai Pandit (Sri Nityananda Prabhu’s father) served this Deity of Lord Siva. This Lord Siva is Sri Nityananda Prabhu’s family Deity.

Here is also Kadam Khandi. One time, Sri Nityananda Prabhu (Balaram) was playing with Krishna in the pond near our temple. Suddenly, Krishna disappeared, and He re-emerged many years later at Kadam Khandi. When Jahnava Devi went to the Yamuna River, she found the Deities of Krishna and Balaram there. Those Deities are still there.

In front of our temple, there is Pandav-tala. When the five Pandavs (Yudhisthir, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakul and Sahadev, together with Kunti Devi and Draupadi) lived incognito, they lived there during one year. Vyasadev also came to that place and stayed at a brahman’s house. When I first came in 2004, we saw that brahman’s house. I do not know if that house is still there or not, I have not been there for a long time. I know that they have made a temple there now. A little far from here, there is a place where a demon called Baka lived. The five Pandavs killed him. There is also Radha Kunda and Shyama Kunda here. This Ekachakra Dham is non-different from Vrindavan, so Radha Kunda and Shyama Kunda are also here, but they are quite far from here. I have never had a chance to go there. I usually do not spend much time here – I mostly come here only for the parikrama during the festival, and I have not had time to go there.

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