(1/6) Sri Advaita Prabhu's Nityananda Stuti

His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
Lord Nityananda Prabhu's Appearance, noon class
Sri Ekachakra Dham, 25 February 2021, part 1
Translated from Bengali

[His Divine Grace chants ‘Are bhai, Nitai amara daya avadhi’, ‘Nitai mora jivana dhana’, ‘Rarha majhe eka chaka name achhe grama’, ‘Gora preme garagara Nitai amara’, ‘Iha Kali-yuga dhanya’, ‘E-bara karuna kari Chaitanya-Nitai’ and ‘Nitai-Chaitanya dohne bara avatara.’]

Sri Advaita Prabhu sang in praise of Sri Nityananda Prabhu, and his stuti (glorification) is recorded in Sri Chaitanya-bhagavata:

dekhiya advaita nityanandera sri-mukha
hena nahi janena janmila kona sukha

‘Seeing Nityananda’s face, Advaita could not understand the kind of joy he suddenly felt.’

‘hari’ bali’ lagilena karite hunkara
pradaksina dandavata karena apara

‘Roaring loudly, he chanted the Name of Hari and walked around Nityananda, offering Him obeisances.’

kara-yoda kariya advaita mahamati
santose karena nityananda-prati stuti

‘Broad-minded Advaita folded His hands and with pleasure offered prayers to Nityananda.’

(Sri Chaitanya-bhagavata, 3.5.470, 471, 477)

One day, Nityananda Prabhu came to have a meal at Sri Advaita Prabhu’s house. Nityananda Prabhu kept saying, ‘Give Me more! Give Me more!’ And He ate everything! He ate whatever He had been given. Advaita Prabhu said, ‘What is this? We are a poor brahman family. Why are You doing like this?’ Nityananda Prabhu replied, ‘Why did you invite Me then??’ and He took a handful of rice and threw it in Advaita Prabhu’s face! ‘You are telling Me such things while I am taking prasad! How can you! You have made an offence!’ Mahaprabhu saw this and laughed, thinking, ‘Maha Vishnu and the Lord have met, and now They are having a fight!’

dekhiya advaita nityanandera sri-mukha
hena nahi janena janmila kona sukha

‘Seeing Nityananda’s face, Advaita could not understand the kind of joy he suddenly felt.’

‘hari’ bali’ lagilena karite hunkara
pradaksina dandavata karena apara

‘Roaring loudly, he chanted the Name of Hari and walked around Nityananda, offering Him obeisances.’

kara-yoda kariya advaita mahamati
santose karena nityananda-prati stuti

‘Broad-minded Advaita folded His hands and with pleasure offered prayers to Nityananda.’

“tumi nityananda-murti nityananda-nama
murtimanta tumi chaitanyera guna-dhama

‘You are an embodiment of constant joy (nitya-ananda), and Your name is also Nityananda. You personify the holy abode of Lord Chaitanya’s qualities.’

sarva-jiva-paritrana tumi maha-hetu
maha-pralayete tumi satya-dharma-setu

‘Because You are the ultimate cause of all souls’ deliverance, You protect religious principles during the universal annihilation.’

tumi se bujhao chaitanyera prema-bhakti
tumi se chaitanya-vrkse dhara purna-sakti

‘You preach Lord Chaitanya’s transcendental loving devotion. You are a fully empowered branch of Lord Chaitanya’s tree.’

brahma-siva-naradadi ‘bhakta’ nama yanra
tumi se parama upadesta sabakara

‘You are the supreme instructor of all devotees, including Brahma, Siva and Narad.’

visnu-bhakti sabei payena toma’ haite
tathapiha abhimana na sparse tomate

‘Everyone attains devotional service to Lord Vishnu by Your mercy, yet You are never touched by any pride or ego.’

patita-pavana tumi dosa-drsti-sunya
tomare se jane ya’ra achhe bahu punya”

‘Seeing no fault in others, You are the deliverer of all fallen souls. Only those who have amassed much piety can understand You.’

(Sri Chaitanya-bhagavata, 3.5.470, 471, 477–483)

It is necessary to have mercy to be able to understand Nitai.

“sarva-yajna-maya ei vigraha tomara
avidya-bandhana khande’ smarane yanhara

‘You are the embodiment of all possible sacrifices. Simply by remembering Your form, all bondage of ignorance is destroyed.’

yadi tumi prakasa na kara’ apanare
tabe ka’ra sakti achhe janite tomare?

‘Unless You reveal Yourself, who has the power to know You?’

akrodha paramananda tumi mahesvara
sahasra-vadana-adi deva mahidhara

‘Never angry and always extremely blissful, You are the supreme controller. You are the thousand-headed original Lord who sustains the universe.’

raksa-kula-hanta tumi sri-laksmana-chandra
tumi gopa-putra haladhara murtimanta

‘You are Sri Laksman Chandra, the destroyer of the demoniac dynasty. You are Haladhara, a son of a cowherd.’

murkha nicha adhama patita uddharite class="translation" tumi avatirna haiyachha prthivite

‘You have incarnated in this world to deliver foolish, fallen and wretched souls.’

ye bhakti vanchhaye yogesvara muni-gane
toma’ haite taha paibeka ye-te jane”

‘By Your mercy, anyone and everyone can attain devotional service, which is aspired after by the best of the mystic yogis and sages.’

kahite advaita nityanandera mahima
ananda-avese pasarilena apana

‘As he glorified Nityananda, Advaita became absorbed in ecstasy, forgetting himself.’

(Sri Chaitanya-bhagavata, 2.24.484–490)

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