Advaita Acaryas apperance day

[Paramananda das]

Sri Advaita Acarya ~ Appearance

10 Feb 2011 Thursday   next day you brake the fast with grain prasadam :

Saptami, G, 07:06 , Bharani +Mahavisnu-avatara Sri Advaita Acarya ~ Appearance - Fast till noon then Ekadasi Preparations only

11 Feb 2011 Friday Astami, G, 07:05 , Krittika +Break fast 07:05 - 10:37 (Daylight savings not considered)  this is for the east coast of USA     dear Devotees Please accept my humble obaisences All glories to Srila Prabhupada We should practise Niskama bhakti-  then only is there some hope Prema may arise in the future:     .   By Srila Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya ganga-tire tat-payobhis tulasyah patraih puspaih prema-hunkara-ghosaih prakatyartham gauram aradhayad yah sriladvaitacaryam etam prapadye Let me offer my loving obeisances to Srila Advaita Acarya, who worshiped Sri Gaura with tulasi leaves, flowers, water, and loud calls of love at the shore of the Ganges and begged Him to appear. yad-dhunkaraih prema-sindhor vikarair akrstah san gaura-goloka-nathah avirbhutah sri-navadvipa-madhye sriladvaitacaryam etam prapadye Let me take shelter of Srila Advaita Acarya. Attracted by his loud calls, the golden Lord of Goloka Vrindavana, who is an ocean of ecstatic love, appeared in Sri Navadvipa. brahmadimam durlabha-prema-purair adinam yah plavayam asa lokam avirbhavya srila-caitanyacandram sriladvaitacaryam etam prapadye Let me surrender to Srila Advaita Acarya. He inspired the rising of the moon of Sri Caitanya, who inundated the world with pure love of Godhead, prema, which is even for Lord Brahma and the great demigods difficult to attain. sri-caitanyah sarva-sakti-prapurno yasyaivaja-matrato ’ntardarde ’pi durvijeyam yasya karunya-krtyam sriladvaitacaryam etam prapadye Let me offer my loving obeisances to Srila Advaita Acarya, whose mercy is beyond understanding and by whose request alone all-powerful Sri Caitanya disappeared from this world. srsti-sthity-antam vidhatum pravrtta yasyamsamsah brahma-visnv-isvarakhyah yenabhinnam tam maha-visnu-rupam sriladvaitacaryam etam prapadye Let me surrender to Srila Advaita Acarya, who is not different from the form of Maha-Vishnu and of whom Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva are a part, engaged in the creation, maintenance, and destruction of the worlds. kasmimscid yah sruyate casrayatvat sambhor ittham sambhavan-nama dhama sarvaradhyam bhakti-matraika-sadhyam sriladvaitacaryam etam prapadye Let me offer my loving obeisances to Srila Advaita Acarya, who is worshiped by all and who is attained only by devotional service. It is heard in certain Vedic literature, that because he is Lord Siva’s shelter, he has a name and glory like Lord Siva. sita-namni preyasi prema-purna putro yasyapy acyutananda-nama sri-caitanya-prema-pura-prapurnah sriladvaitacaryam etam prapadye Let me take shelter of Srila Advaita Acarya, who is filled with love for Sri Caitanya and whose beloved wife, Sitadevi, and son, Acyutananda, are also inundated with love. nityanandadvaitato ’dvaita-nama bhaktyakhyanad yah sad-acarya-nama sasvac-cetah-sacarad-gaura-dhama sriladvaitacaryam etam prapadye Let me offer my loving obeisances to Srila Advaita Acarya, whose heart is Sri Gaura’s eternal playground, who is named Advaita because he is not different (dvaita) from Sri Nityananda and who is named Acarya because he teaches devotional service. pratah pritah pratyaham sampathed yah sitanathasyastakam suddha-buddhih so ’yam samyak tasya padaravinde vindan bhaktim tat-priyatvam prayati Any person who happily and attentively recites every morning these eight prayers, glorifying Sri Advaita, the husband of Sitadevi, attains pure loving devotion for his lotus feet and becomes very dear to him . please note Srila Advaitacarya has been described to be nondifferent from Lord Nityananda (as He is an expansion of Lord Nityananda ) and to observe the fasting for Advaita Acarya can only be done without taking grain prasadam otherwise there is some offence in the fasting  .. PAMHO AGTSP We have to get our priorities straight in this human life.The Srimad Bhagavatam has advised us: SB 2.3.17: Both by rising and by setting, the sun decreases the duration of life of everyone, except one who utilizes the time by discussing topics of the all-good Personality of Godhead. SB 2.3.18: Do the trees not live? Do the bellows of the blacksmith not breathe? All around us, do the beasts not eat and discharge semen? SB 2.3.19: Men who are like dogs, hogs, camels and asses praise those men who never listen to the transcendental pastimes of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the deliverer from evils. SB 2.3.20: One who has not listened to the messages about the prowess and marvelous acts of the Personality of Godhead and has not sung or chanted loudly the worthy songs about the Lord is to be considered to possess earholes like the holes of snakes and a tongue like the tongue of a frog. SB 2.3.21: The upper portion of the body, though crowned with a silk turban, is only a heavy burden if not bowed down before th e Personality of Godhead who can award mukti [freedom]. And the hands, though decorated with glittering bangles, are like those of a dead man if not engaged in the service of the Personality of Godhead Hari. SB 2.3.22: The eyes which do not look at the symbolic representations of the Personality of Godhead Viṣṇu [His forms, name, quality, etc.] are like those printed on the plumes of the peacock, and the legs which do not move to the holy places [where the Lord is remembered] are considered to be like tree trunks. SB 2.3.23: The person who has not at any time received the dust of the feet of the Lord's pure devotee upon his head is certainly a dead body. And the person who has never experienced the aroma of the tulasī leaves from the lotus feet of the Lord is also a dead body, although breathing. SB 2.3.24: Certainly that heart is steel-framed which, in spite of one's chanting th e holy name of the Lord with concentration, does not change when ecstasy takes place, tears fill the eyes and the hairs stand on end. Now if we carefully study the Caitanya Caritamrta our most worshiable Lordships are revealed, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Nityananda Prabhu and Sri Advaita Prabhu. Are we really accepting their exalted positions or are we just assuming a postion independent from Their great mercy? Who is Nityanada Prabhu ? Who is Advaita Acarya really? This is the question only when we understand their exalted positions do we understand why their transcendental appearance is so important and why we should fully fast for Their appearance day. For example we observe Caturmasya in honor of Ksirodaksyai Visnu..but who is Lord Nityananda Prabhu: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 1.11 yasyāḿśāḿśāḿśaḥ parātmākhilānāḿ poṣṭā viṣṇur bhāti dugdhābdhi-śāyī kṣauṇī-bhartC4 yat-kalā so 'py anantas taḿ śrī-nityānanda-rāmaḿ prapadye SYN ONYMS yasya — whose; aḿśa-aḿśa-aḿśaḥ — a portion of a portion of a plenary portion; para-ātmā — the Supersoul; akhilānām — of all living entities; poṣṭā — the maintainer; viṣṇuḥ — Viṣṇu; bhāti — appears; dugdha-abdhi-śāyī — Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu; kṣauṇī-bhartā — upholder of the earth; yat — whose; kalā — portion of a portion; sahCC — He; api — certainly; anantaḥ — Śeṣa Nāga; tam — to Him; śrī-nityānanda-rāmam — to Lord Balar=C204ma in the form of Lord Nityānanda; prapadye — I surrender. TRANSLATION I offer my respectful obeisances unto the feet of Śrī Nityānanda Rāma, whose secondary part is the Viṣṇu lying in the ocean of milk. That Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu is the Supersoul of all living entities and the maintainer of all the universes. Śeṣa Nāga is His further subpart. Ksirodaksayi Visnu is the amsa of the amsa of the amsa of Lord Nityananda Prabhu, a portion of a portion of a plenary portion;How is this? CC Ādi 1.7: May Śrī Nityānanda Rāma be the object of my constant remembrance. Sańkarṣaṇa, Śeṣa Nāga and the Viṣṇus who lie on the Kāraṇa Ocean, Garbha Ocean and ocean of milk are His plenary portions and the portions of His plenary portions. CC Ādi 1.8: I surrender unto the lotus feet of Śrī Nityānanda Rāma, who is known as Sańkarṣaṇa in the midst of the catur-vyūha [consisting of Vāsudeva, Sańkarṣaṇa, P radyumna and Aniruddha]. He possesses full opulences and resides in Vaikuṇṭhaloka, far beyond the material creation. 0D CC Ādi 1.9: I offer my full obeisances unto the feet of Śrī Nityānanda Rāma, whose partial representation called Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, lying on the Kāraṇa Ocean, is the original puruṣa, the master of the illusory energy, and the shelter of all the universes. CC Ādi 1.10: I offer my full obeisances unto the feet of Śrī Nityānanda Rāma, a partial part of whom is Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. From the navel of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu sprouts the lotus that is the birthplace of Brahmā, the engineer of the universe. The stem of that lotus is the resting place of the multitude of planets. If even Lord R amachandra and Lord Nara simha originate from the Catur Vyuha ,and in Haribhakti Vilasa describes Their fast as a full Nirjala fast ,then surely Lord Nityananda Prabhu and Lord Balarama (Balarama hoilo Nitai) deserves a full Nirjala fast on Their divine apperance day.And in ISKCON it used to be the standard to fast up to moonrise for both ( who are transcendentally one and the same Supreme Lords)..the focusing on only Krsna and Lord Caitanya is due to an imcomplete understanding of the science of Godhead, Who is Advaita Acarya? CC Ādi 1.12: Lord Advaita Ācārya is the incarnation of Mahā-Viṣṇu, whose main function is to create the cosmic world through the actions of māyā. CC Ādi 1.13: Because He is nondifferent from Hari, the Supreme Lord, He is called Advaita, and because He propagates the cult of devotion, He is called Ācārya. He is the Lord and the  0incarnation of the Lord 's devotee. Therefore I take shelter of Him. CC Ādi 1.14: I offer my obeisan ces unto the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa, who is nondifferent from His features as a devotee, devotional incarnation, devotional manifestation, pure devotee and devotional energy. Surely if Advaita Acarya who brought Lord Caitanya into this material world: Srila Narotama das Thakura sings: 1) je ānilo prema-dhana koruṇā pracur heno prabhu kothā gelā ācārya-ṭhākur He who brought the treasure of divine love and who was filled with compassion and mercy--where has such a personality as Advaita Acarya gone? The  old ISKCON song book states Srinivasa Acarya but this refers to Advaita Acarya and is clearly a mistake.Who worshipped Salagrama Sila with so much love and Ganga and Tulsi asked Mahaprabhu to appear.He invited the Divine "Deity" the supreme Lord Mahaprabhu to appear,after that he also asked Mahaprabhu that He had fulfilled His mission and He could now leave this world.These things are not generally understood by the kanistha adhikaris, what to speak of the materialistic persons.Even those not on a high platform of Madhyama adhikari may not have understood this properly.We normally think ourselves as Madhyama adhikaris in ISKCON, but this is a very high standard. By the mercy of Sri Advaita Acarya we can obtain the mercy of Gaura Nitai. doyā koro sītā-pati adwaita gosāi tava kṛpā-bale pāi caitanya-nitāi 4) My dear Advaita Prabhu, husband of Sita, You are so kind. Please be merciful to me. If You are kind to me, naturally Lord Caitanya and Nityananda will also be kind to me. If we fast for Sri Advaita Acarya like when I was a new devotee in ISKCON up to evening, there is so much mercy Lord Advaita Acarya will bestow upon us when we fully absorbe in glorification of Him on His holy apperance day. Srila Sanatana Goswami has transcendentally tricked us by not mentioning these fasts in his Haribhakti Vilsa, he has left it to the selfrealized souls to understand? During the time of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates what was the standard observed by His associated for these holy apperance days? Certainly we hear how Hrday Caitanya was dancing with Gaura Nitai in Ambika Kalna (the Deities left the temple to dance with Hrday Caitanya in sankirtana, and when Gauridas Pandita came to chase Gaura Nitai back into the temple, they entered the heart of Hrdaya Caitanya, we pray all may have full faith in these pastimes of Gaura Nitai)This took place on Gaura purnima,There was 24 fasting for Mahaprabhu on this occasion. Certainly in our humble opinion Lord Nityananda and Advaita Acarya does not deserve any less.At least the standard that once was there in Gaudiya math and ISKCON  was to fast till evening should be adopted again by all sincere devotees and only anukalpa prasadam b e served. We can only provide the quotes given by Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya who is Brhaspita himself and wrote proper glorification of Gauranga ,Nityananda and Advaita Acarya.He has clearly mentioned to fast for Nityananda tryaodasi as mentioned and quoted priviously ( In his 100 names of Nityananda Prabhu) Shri Chaitanya-caritamrita, Adi-lila 8.24 states: ‘krishna-nama’ kare aparadhera vicara; krishna balile aparadhira na haya vikara. “There are ten offenses to be considered while chanting the Hare Krishna mantra. Thus simply by chanting Hare Krishna (even for millions of lives) one may not become ecstatic in love of God.” Shri Chaitanya-caritamrita, Adi-lila 8.31 states: chaitanya-nityanande nahi esaba vicara; nama laite prema dena, vahe ashrudhara. “But if one only chants, with some slight faith, the holy names of Lord Chaitanya and Nityananda, very quickly he is cleansed of all offenses. Since in the chanting of the names of Nitai-Gauranga there is no consideration of offenses, one will very quickly come to the stage of love of God, simply by chanting Their names.” In Kali yuga no one can approach Radha Krsna without the mercy of Gaura Nitai and Advaita Acarya. In theVishnu-yamala it is said: krishna-chaitanya-namna ye, kirtayanti sakrin narah;.=2 0nanaparadha-muktas te, punanti sakal am jagat. “Those who chant the name of Krishna Chaitanya even once, become free from all offenses and purify all the worlds by their very presence.” Shrila Jagadananda Pandita says in Prema-vivarta: gaura ye vishala nama sei nama gau; anya saba nama-mahatmya sei name pau. “The most powerful names of God are the names of the most merciful incarnation of God, who is known as Lord Gaura. The glories and power of all the other names of God are completely present in the names of Lord Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.” Srila Prabhuapda once told a disciple that chanting Panca Tattva mantra is more powerful than chanting Hare Krsna but because Lord Caitanya asked us to chant Hare Krsna we do so. If we want to advance nicely we should daily chant 64 rounds of Japa, and year after years observe fasting as introduced by Sril a P rabhupada for Lord Nityananda P rabhu up till moonrise.If this was not the standard why was it still there when I joined ISKCON? And in 1982 I recall of observing Advaita Acaryas apperance day fasting untill moonrise at New Radha kunda in Sweden. jaya jaya śrī-caitanya jaya nityānanda jayādvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vṛnda your servant Payonidhi das Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has written: In the towns and villages of Nadiya (Shri Navadvipa-dhama), Lord Nityananda (Lord Balarama) ecstatically dances and sings ..20these most auspicious one hundred names of Lord Shri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: nadiya-nagare nitai nece’ nece’ gay re RECITATION BEGINS (Note: All the 100 Names are in stanzas com prising of two lines and each line o f the stanza can be sung in any simple melody followed by the next line. The translations and the numbers are for the reference of the chanter so that he can remember the meaning of each name while reciting them. The translations need not be recited with the daily recitation of the 100 Names once the meanings are understood.) (1)jagannatha-suta(2)mahaprabhu(3)vishvambhara (4) mayapura-shashi (5) navadvipa-sudhakara (1) Lord Gauranga is the beloved son of Shri Jagannatha Mishra. (2) He is Mahaprabhu, the greatest master of all the living entities. (3) He is the maintainer of the whole creation. (4 ) He is the shining moon of Shri Maya pura, and (5) the source of all nectar for the20residents and the land of Shri Navadvipa. (6) shachi-suta (7) gaurahari (8) nimai-sundara (9) radha-bhava-kanti-aacchaadita (10) natabara (6) He is the beloved son of Shri Shaci Mata, and (7) is Lord Hari with a fair golden complexion. (8) As He was born under a nim tree He is called Nimai-sundara (beautiful Nimai). (9) He is covered by the sentiment and luster of Shrimati Radharani, and (10) He is the be st of all dancers. (11)namananda(12)capala balaka(13)maatri-bhakta (14)brahmaanda-vadana(15) tarki (16) kautukaanurakta (11) He becomes restless and blissful upon hearing the holy names of Lord Hari. (12) In His boyhood pastimes He is swift and agile, and (13) is always devoted to His mother. (14) He displays the entire universe within His mouth, (15) is the greatest logician, and (16) is greatly fond of joking and playing pranks. (17) vidyarthi-udupa (18)caura-dvayera mohana (19)tairthika-sarvasva(20)gramya-balika-kridana (17) He is the moon among all the scholarly students, and (18) He bewildered two thieves who tried to steal His jewels when He was a small child and took them for a ride. (19) He is the cynosure of all philosophers, and (20) He teased and joked with the village girls of Nadiya in His childhood. (21) lakshmi-prati bora-data (22) uddhata balaka (23) shri-shacira pati-putra-shoka-nibaraka (21) He is the giver of the desired blessings to Shrimati Lakshmi-priya (His first wife) when He saw Her for the first time on the banks of the Ganges. (22) He is very mischievous as a child, and (23) is the dispeller of the grief Shaci-mata felt after losing her husband Jagannatha Mishra and first son Vishvarupa (who took sannyasa). 0A (24) lakshmi-pati (25) purva-de sha-sarva-klesha-hara 0D (26) digvijayi-darpa-hari (27) vishnu-priyeshwara (24) He is the Lord and husband of Lakshmi-priya. (25) During His travels, He removed all the distress of East Bengal (Bangladesh). (26) He eradicated the pride of the conquering pandita named Keshava Kashmiri, and (27) is the beloved Lord of Shrimati Vishnupriya (His second wife and energy). (28) arya-dharma-pala (29) pitri-gaya pinda-data (30)puri-shishya(31)madhvacarya-sampradaya-pata (28) He is the preserver of sanatana-dharma (the eternal religion of the soul which is to serve and love God), and (29) the giver of the pinda oblation to the forefathers at the holy town of Gaya after the disappearance of His father Jagannatha Mishra. (30) He accepted Shri Ishvara Puri as his spiritual master, and (31) is the protector and maintainer of the Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya- sampradaya. (32)krishna-namonmatta(33)krishna-tattva-adhyapaka (34) nama-sankirtana-yuga-dharma-pravartaka (32) He becomes madly intoxicated by tasting the nectar of the holy name of Krishna, and (33) is the ultimate professor of the science of Krishna consciousness. (34) He inaugurated the religion for the age of Kali, which is called nama- sankirtana i.e. congregational chanting of the names of Krishna. (35) adwaita-bandhava (36) shrinivasa-griha-dhana (37) nit yananda-prana (38) gadadharera jivana (35) He is the dearmost friend of Shrila Advaita Acarya, (36) the treasure of Shrila Shrivasa Thakura's home, (37) the life and soul of Shrila Nityananda Prabhu, and (38) the very source of life for Shrila Gadadhara Pandita. (39) antardvipa-shashadhara (40) simanta-vijaya (41) godruma-bihari (42) madhyadvipa-lilashraya (39) He is the moon of Antardvipa (the central island of Navadvipa), and (40) the triumph of Simantadvipa. (41) He enjoys wandering and frolicking on the island of Godruma, and (42) is the shelter of the pastimes in Madhyadvipa. (43) koladwipa-pati (44) ritudwipa-maheshwara (45) jahnu-modadruma-rudradwipera ishwara (43) He is the Lord of Koladvipa, (44) the great controller of Ritudvipa, and (45) the master of Jahnudvipa, Modadrumadvipa, and Rudradvipa. (46) nava-khanda-ranganatha (47)jahnavi-jivana (48) jagai-madhai-adi durvritta-tarana (46) He is thus the Supreme Lord and Enjoyer of the nine islands of Navadvipa, which serve as the stage for His wonderful pastimes. (47) He is the life of the River Ganga, and (48) the delive rer of all sorts of rogues and rascals beginning with Jagai and Madhai. (49) nagara-kirtana-simha (50) kaji-uddharana (51)shuddha-nama-pracaraka(52)bhaktarti-harana (49) He is the lion of congregational chanting, and (50) the deliverer of Chand Kazi. (51) He is the topmost preacher of the pure holy name, and (52) the remover of the distresses of His devotees. (53) narayani-kripa-sindhu (54) jivera niyanta (55)adhama-paduya-dandi(56)bhakta-dosha-hanta (53) He is the ocean of mercy for Narayani (the mother of Shrila Vrindavana dasa Thakura) who got His remanants, and (54) is the regulator of all souls. (55) He is the chastiser of the fallen students who criticized His chanting of “gopi! gopi!”, and (56) is the destroyer of the faults of His devotees. (57) shri-krishna-chaitanya-candra (58)bharati-tarana (59) parivraja-shiromani (60) utkala-pavana (57) He was initiated into sannyasa with the name of Shri Krishna Chaitanya, and He is beautiful like the moon. (58) He delivered His sannyasa-guru Keshava Bharati, (59) is Himself the crest-jewel of all wandering renunciates, and (60) is the savior of the region of Orissa during His stay in Jagannatha Puri. (61) ambu-linga-bhuvanesha-kapotesha-pati (62) khir-cora-gopala-darshana-sukhi yati (61) He is the master of Lord Shiva, who is known in three different Shaiva tirthas as Ambu-linga, Bhuvaneshvara, and Kapoteshvara (visited by Lord Chaitanya on His way to Jagannatha Puri). (62) As a sannyasi He rejoiced at the sight of the Orissan deities Kshira-cora Gopinatha and Sakshi Gopala. (63)nirdandi-sannyasi(64)sarvabhauma-kripamoya (65)swananda-aswadanandi(66)sarva-sukhashroya (63) He became a sannyasi without a danda (due to Lord Nityananda’s breaking it i n three parts and throwing it in the Bhargi River), and (64) is the bestower of causeless mercy on Shrila Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya. (65) He is ecstatic by tasting the bliss of Himself in the form of Krishna, and (66) He is the resting place of all universal happiness. (67) purata-sundara (68) vasudeva-trana-karta (69)ramananda-sakha(70)bhatta-kula-klesha-harta (67) He is beautiful like molten gold, and (68) He is the deliverer of the leper Vasudeva. (69) He is the most intimate friend of Shrila Ramananda Raya, and (70) the remover of all miseries for the family of Shrila Vyenkata Bhatta. (71) bauddha-jain-mayavadi-kutarka-khandana (72)dakshina-pavana(73)bhakti-grantha-uddharana (71) He is the refuter of the atheistic arguments of the Buddhists, Jains, and Mayavadis. (72) He is the savior and purifier of South India, and (73) He found and revealed the two devotional literatures, Krishna-karnamrita and Brahma-samhita. 0D (74) alala-darshananandi (75) rathagra-nartaka (76) gajapati-trana (77) devananda-uddharaka &n bsp; (74) He became ecstatic at the sight of the deity Alalanatha (near Puri), and (75) He danced exuberantly in front of the Jagannatha cart during the Ratha-yatra festival. (76) He delivered Gajapati Prataparudra, the King of Orissa and (77) is the savior of Shrila Devananda Pandita. (78) kuliya-prakashe dushta paduyara trana (79)rupa-sanatana-bandhu (80)sarva-jiva-prana (78) By His appearance at Kuliya He forgave and delivered the ill-behaved student community there. (79) He is the eternal friend of Rupa and Sanatana Gosvami, and (80) the life of all souls. (81)vrindabanananda-murti (82)balabhadra-sangi (83) yavana-uddhari (84) bhatöa-ballabhera rangi (81) He is the personification of the bliss of the transcendental realm of Vrindavana, and (82) He is the companion and friend of=2 0Shri la Balabhadra Bhaööacarya. (83) On His return from Vrindavana He delivered many Mohammedans, and (84) He is very fond of intimate exchanges with Shrila Vallabha Bhaööa. (85) kashivasi-sannyasi-uddhari (86) prema-data (87) markaöa-vairagi-dandi (88) a-candala-trata (85) He delivered the Mayavadi sannyasis of Kashi headed by Prakashananda Sarasvati, and (86) He is the bestower of love of God. (87) He is the chastiser of the false renunciates (mon ke y-like pretenders), and (88) He is the savior of everyone down to the lowest class of men. (89)bhaktera gaurava-kari (90) bhakta-prana-dhana (91) haridasa-raghunatha-swarupa-jivana (89) He is the glorifier of His devotees, and (90) is the treasured wealth of their lives. (91) He is the very life of the exalted devotees like Shrila Haridasa Thakura, Shrila Raghunatha Dasa Goswami, and Shrila Svarupa Damodara. (92) godruma-pati (93) gora (94) nitai-jivana (95)vrindavana-bhava-vibhora (96) advaitera dhana (92) He is the Supreme Master of the island of Godruma. (93) He posseses a golden complexion and (94) is the very life of Shrila Nityananda Prabhu. (95) He constantly remains overwhelmed with the ecstatic moods of Vrindavana, and (96) is the supreme treasure of Shrila Advaita Acarya. (97) gadadhara-prana, (98) shrivasa-sharana, (99) krishna-bhakta-manasa-cora(100)kali-yuga-pavana (97) He is the life-breath of Shrila Gadadhara Pandita, (98) the shelter of Shrila Shrivasa Pandita, (99) the thief of the hearts of all the devotees of Lord Krishna, and (100) the supreme purifier of the degraded age of Kali. R ECITATION ENDS 0D Shri Chaitanya-Shata-Nama-Stotram Mahatmyam (The Glories of chanting these 100 Names of Lord Gauranga, optional for recitation daily) ity etat kathitam nityam, shatam nama-sundaram; goloka-vasino vishnor, gaura-rupasya sharnginah. “In this way ends the recitation of the hundred most beautiful names of Lord Vishnu, who resides in Goloka Vrindavana, who holds the Sharnga bow, and who has now appeared in the golden form of Lord Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. idam gaura-shata-namam, amayaghnam shucapaham; bhukti-siddhi-pradam nrinam, govindakarshakam param. “The recitation of this poem, known as the hundred names of Lord Gaura, permanently cures the disease of repeated birth and death, frees the chanter from all lamentation, and fulfills all desires including the desires for material enjoyment and mystic powers. The chanting of this poem ultimately attracts the attention of Lord Govinda Himself. yah paöhed pratar uttaya, chaitanyasya mahamanah; shraddhaya parayopetah, stotram sarvagha-nashanam; prema-bhaktir harau tasya jayate natra samshayah. “It is recommended that upon rising in the morning, one faithfully approach and recite this transcendental sin-destroying prayer to Lord Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. One who does so will feel the awakening of pure ecstatic devotion unto Lord Hari; of this there is no doubt. pratah-kale ca madhyahne, sandhyayam madhya-ratrike; yah pathet prayato bhaktya, caitanye labhate ratim. “In one chants this prayer with devotion in the morning, noon, sunset, or in the middle of the night, He will surely attain devotion and attraction for Lord Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. asadhya-roga-yukto ’pi, mucyate roga-sankaöat; sarvaparadha-yukto ’pi so ’paradhat pramucyate. “By reciting this prayer even if one is afflicted with an incurable disease, one becomes freed from all danger of the ailment. Even if one has committed all types of offenses and sins, one becomes immediately freed from their effects on reciting these names. vancha purna samsiddhim, labhate natra samshayah; ante chaitanya-devasya smritir bhavati shashvati. “The chanter of this poem achieves the fulfillment of his innermost desires and ulti mately all perfecti on in life. And at the time of death, he will attain the divine rememberance of Lord Chaitanyadeva and thus enter into His eternal blissful pastimes in the spiritual world. sa klesha-rahito bhutva, prapnuyat sva-mano-ratham; turnam chaitanya-devasya, karuna-bhajanam bhavet. “The person who loudly recites these names will become free from all kinds of misery and attains the fulfillment of his most cherished desires. Very soon he will become the object of the mercy of L ord Chaitany adeva. namatmako gaura-devo, yasya cetasi vartate; sa sarvam vishayam tyaktva, bhavanando bhaved dhruvam. “One who allows Lord Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to appear within His heart in the form of these 100 holy names, will become able to give up the poison of material existence and become filled with ecstatic love for the Lord.” nityananda nityananda nityananda nityananda gauranga gauranga gauranga gauranga shri-krishna-chaitanya prabhu nityananda shri-advaita gadadhara shrivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda “I offer my humble obeisances to Lord Shri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Shrila Nityananda Prabhu, Shrila Advaita Acarya, Shrila Gadadhara Pandita, Shrila Shrivasa Thakura and all the devotees of Lord Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.” Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Tags: < Previous Post Next Post > Shri-Nityaananda-Ashtottara-Shata-Naama-Stotram One Hundred and Eight Holy Names of Lord Shri Nityaananda Prabhu Composed by Shrila Saarvabhauma Bhattaachaarya   shrimaan-nityaananda-candraaya namah   “I offer my humble obeisances to the transcendental moon Lord Shrimaan Nityaananda Prabhu.”   nityaanandam aham vande, karne lambita-mauktikam ; chaitanyaagraja-rupena, pavitri-krita-bhutalam .   “I humbly bow down to and glorify Lord Shri Nityaananda Prabhu, on whose beautiful left lotus ear one elegant pearl ornament is swinging. Accepting the role as the elder brother of  the Supreme Lord Gauraanga Mahaaprabhu, Lord Nityaananda Prabhu sanctified the whole world and purified all the living entities.”   pranamya shri-jagannaatham, nityaananda-mahaaprabhum ; naamnaam ashtottara-shatam, pravakshyaami mudaakaram .   “I offer my repeated prostrated obeisances at the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord Shri  Nityaananda Mahaaprabhu who is known as Shri Jagannaatha, the Master of the Universe.With great felicity and blessedness , I shall now reveal His most auspicious one hundred and eight holy names, which instantly awaken divine rapture in the heart.”   1} nilaambara-dharah 2} shrimaal-laanguli-mushala-priyah ; 3} sankarshanash 4} candra-varno 5} yadunaam kula-mangalah .   1} nilaambara-dhara : Lord Nityaananda Prabhu is adorned with ravishing blue garments. 2} shrimaal-laanguli mushala-priyah : He is the most opulent possessor of a splendid golden plow and He always carries His most beloved club. 3} sankarshana : Lor d Nityaananda is the original cause of the existence and integration of the whole cosmic manifestation. 4} candra-varna : His golden bodily complexion and radiance is much more soothing and mollifying than the full moon light.  5} yadunaam kula-mangala : Lord Nityaananda is Lord Balaraama Himself, Who is the source of all auspiciousness and eternal propitiousness for the entire Yadu dynasty.   6} gopikaa-ramano 7} raamo 8} vrindaavana-kalaa-nidhih ; 9} kaadambari sudhaa-matto 10} gopa-gopi-ganaavritah .   6} gopikaa-ramana : Lord Shri Nityananda Prabhu divinely rejoices while being enchanted in the company of His own beloved group of gopis in Shri Vrindaavana Dhaama. 7} raamo : He is the supreme absolute relisher and enjoyer of all mellows in creation. 8} vrindaavana-kalaa-nidhih : Lord Nityaananda is the astonishingly artful, skillful and dexterous moon of Vrindaavana. 9} kaadambari sudhaa-matto : He is gorgeously bedecked by aromatic garlands of kadamba flowers and is always intoxicated by their ambrosial nectar 10} gopa-gopi-ganaavritah : He is always encircled and surrounded by a multitude of devoted cowherd boys and girls in Vrindaavana.   11} gopi-mandala-madhya-stho 12} raasa-taandava-panditah ; 13} ramani-ramanah 14} kaami  15} mada-ghurnita-locanah .   11} gopi-mandala-madhya-stho : Lord Nityaananda Prabhu is constantly shining lustrously in the centre of the assembly of His own darling gopis. 12} raasa-taandava-panditah : He is the impeccable and ace stalwart of the exuberant and prodigal raasa lilaa dance. 13} ramani-ramanah : Lord Nityaananda is the supreme savorer and relisher of the sacred love of His own supremely enjoyable gopis of Vraja. 14} kaami : He exults in amorous sentiments for His own internal energies in the form of His gopis. 15} mada-ghurnita-locanah : Lord Nityaananda’s lotus eyes constantly roll in the intoxication of pure bliss.   16} raasotsava-parishraanto gharma-niraavritaananah ; 17} kaalindi-bhedanotsaahi 18} nira-kridaa-kutuhalah .   16} raasotsava-parishraanto gharma-niraavritaananah : Lord Nityaananda Prabhu’s lotus face is beautified by the pearl drops of His divine perspiration caused due to His ebullient dancing in the jubilant festival of the raasa dance. 17} kaalindi-bhedanotsaahi: He is greatly enthusiastic to display His terrific might by bifurcating the Kaalindi river into many streams with His golden plowshare. 18} nira-kridaa-kutuhalah : Lord Nityaananda Prabhu indulges in water sports with His own gopis with great cheer and felicity.   19} gauraashrayah 20} shamah 21} shaanto 22} maayaa-maanusha-rupa-dhrik ; 23} nityaanandaavadhutash ca 25} yajna-sutra-dharah 26} sudhih .   19} gauraashrayah : The exclusive life and shelter of Lord Nityaananda Prabhu is Lord Gauraanga Mahaaprabhu or  Lord Nityaananda is the supreme resting place of Lord Gauraanga.  20} shamah : He is equipoised and impartial to all souls in creation who are factually His part and parcels. 21} shaanto : Lord Nityaananda is the personification of peacefulness, serenity and tranquility. 22} maayaa-maanusha-rupa-dhrik: He has advented and apparently concealed Himself by accepting a human-like form.. 23} nityaananda : He Who is constantly the fresh personification and the ever-expanding embodiment of  the eternal and supremely blissful mellows of Lord Gauraanga-Krishna’s pure unalloyed love. 24} aavadhuta : 25} yajna-sutra-dharah : He bears a spotlessly white sacrificial sacred thread. 26} sudhih : He possesses an exquisite and refined intelligence.   27} patita-praana-dah 28} prithvi-paavano 29} bhakta-vatsalah ; 30} premaananda-madonmatta 31} brahmaadi-naama-gocarah .   27} patita-praana-dah : Lord Nityaananda Prabhu is the very life and soul and the sole refuge of all the fallen conditioned souls. 28} prithvi-paavano : He sanctified, purified and lustrated the whole universe by His divine advent in this Kali Yuga. 29} bhakta-vatsalah : Lord Nityaananda Prabhu is always favourably and preferentially disposed towards His beloved devotees or He is the exclusive object of attachment and affection for His dear devotees. 30} premaananda-madonmatta : He is perpetually maddened and engulfed in the luscious honey like nectar of the bliss of pure love for Lord Gauranga. 31} brahmaadi-naama-gocarah : The glories of Lord Nityaananda’s supremely merciful Holy Name are factually realized only by exceptionally exalted devotees like Brahmaa Haridaasa Thaakura.   32} vana-maala-dharo 33} haari 34} rocanaadi-vibhushitah ; 35} naagendra-shunda-dor-danda-svarna-kankana-manditah .   32} vana-maala-dharo : Lord Nityaananda Prabhu is decorated by a fragrant garland of blossoming forest flowers. 33} haari : He is ornamented with resplendant necklaces of pearls, diamonds and flowers. 34} rocanaadi-vibhushitah : Lord Nityaananda is ornated by the yellow rochana ointment. 35} naagendra-shunda-dor-danda-svarna-kankana-manditah : His delicate lotus arms, which artistically resemble the trunk of the king of all elephants, are stunningly and profusely bedecked with golden bangles.   36} gaura-bhakti-rasollaasash calac-cancala-nupurah ; 37} gajendra-gati-laavanya-sammohita-jagaj-janah .   36} gaura-bhakti-rasollaasash calac-cancala-nupurah : Lord Nityaananda Prabhu becomes exceedingly and divinely agitated and His anklets resound as He triumphantly exults and delights in the nectarian waves of the mellows of pure devotion to Lord Gauraanga Mahaprabhu and His Holy name. 37} gajendra-gati-laavanya-sammohita-jagaj-janah : The divine splendor, majesty and grandeur of Lord Nityaananda’s bodily movements is just like that of the king of elephants and thus it thoroughly enchants, enthralls, controls and floods the minds and hearts of all the living entities with pure love.   38} samvita-shubha-lila-dhrik 39} romaancita-kalevarah ; 40} ho! ho! dhvani-sudhaashish ca mukha-candra-viraajitah .   38} samvita-shubha-lila-dhrik : Lord Nityaananda manifests such auspicious, confidential and blessed pleasure pastimes through His chit potency which sometimes apparently conceal His real identity as the Supreme Personality of Servitor Godhead. 39} romaancita-kalevarah : The pores and hair follicles of His transcendental body expand and stand on end due to the supreme deluge of pure love for Lord Gauraanga’s Name which He is constantly submerged in. 40} ho! ho! dhvani-sudhaashish ca mukha-candra-viraajitah : Lord Nityaananda Prabhu is ceaselessly awarding nectarian benedictions to one and all from His moon like lotus face which is embellished with the sweet and auspicious words, ho! ho!”   41} sindhuraaruna-susnigdha subimbaadhara-pallavah; 42} sva-bhakta-gana-madhya-stho 43} revati-praana-naayakah .   41} sindhuraaruna-susnigdha subimbaadhara-pallavah : Lord Nityaananda Prabhu’s tender and delicate blossoming lotus lips are of the colour of the sun which rises from the ocean. They are so articulately red like vermilion or luscious bimba fruit. 42} sva-bhakta-gana-madhya-stho : He is always personally situated amidst the host of His own exalted devotees. 43} revati-praana-naayakah : Lord Nityaananda Balaraama is the sole controller and dominator who holds his sway over the very life breath of  Shrimati Revati devi, His eternal wife and consort.   44} lauha-danda-dharo 45} shringi 46} venu-paanih 47} prataapavaan 48} pracanda-krita-hunkaarah 49} mattah 50} paashanda-maardanah   44} lauha-danda-dharo : Lord Nityananda Prabhu weilds an iron staff.  45} shringi : He is most daintily embellished and decorated with marvelous ornamensts and clothes. 46} venu-paanih : Lord Nityananda holds and plays a small and splendid bamboo flute not more than six inches long, with six holes. 47} prataapavaan : He is very gallant, powerfully potent, and chivalrous. 48} pracanda-krita-hunkaarah : Lord Nityananda’s thunderous roar is extremely profound, esoteric and all-pervading. 49} mattah : He is always roborantly exhilarated and intoxicated by the emotional vigor of pure love for his own holy names. 50} paashanda-maardanah : Lord Nityananda unfailingly subdues and subjugates the deceitful atheists and viciously sinful people.   51} sarva-bhakti-mayo 52} deva 53}aashramaacaara-varjitah 54} gunaatito 55} guna-mayo 56} gunavaan 57} nartana-priyah   51} sarva-bhakti-mayo: Lord Nityananda Prabhu is the personification and embodiment of each and every aspect of his own devotional service.  52} deva : He is the most illustrious and preeminantly worshipable Lord of creation. 53}aashramaacaara-varjitah : Lord Nityananda deliberately acts contrary to the rules and behaviour of the four orders of human life which he himself created in order to demonstrate that He is God himself and not bound and obliged to follow his own arrangements. 54} gunaatito : He is always tanscendentally situated, untouched by his own material evergy.  55} guna-mayo : Lord Nityananda is permeated by divine tanscendental qualities and is the master of the three material modes of goodness, passion and ignorance. 56} gunavaan : He is the abode of supremely meritorious and auspicious virtues.  57} nartana-priyah : Lord Nityananda celebrates and delights in dancing during Gauranga naama sankirtana.   58} tri-gunaatmaa 59} guna-graahi 60} saguno 61} guninaam varah 62} yogi 63} yoga-vidhaataa ca 64} bhakti-yoga-pradarshakah   58} tri-gunaatmaa : Lord NityanandaPrabhu is the original source of the three spiritual potencies- samvit {knowledge}, sandhini {eternality},and hladini { bliss} and also of the three material qualities of goodness, passion and ignorance.  59} guna-graahi : He embraces and accepts only the good qualities of everyone. 60} saguno : LordNityananda is not impersonal but possesses the transcendental form and qualities full of eternal knowledge and bliss. 61} guninaam varah : He is the ultimate and unsurpassed crest-jewel of all personalities endowed with sublime virtues and characteristics. 62} yogi : Lord Nityananda is the supreme master of all mystic yogis and is always in perpetual union with LordGauranga Mahaprabhu.  63} yoga-vidhaataa ca : He is the divine ordainer and bestower of the real yoga of our eternal relationship with Lord Gauranga Krishna. 64} bhakti-yoga-pradarshakah : Lord Nityananda  manifests, reveals and distributes unbounded bhakti-yoga{pure devotional service} unto Lord Gauranga Krishna.   65} sarva-shakti-prakaashaangi 66} mahaananda-mayo 67} natah 70} jnaana-do 71} mukti-dah 72} prabhuh   65} sarva-shakti-prakaashaangi : Lord Nityananda Prabhu’s divine bodily limbs are the original source of the manifestation of all the endless potencies of the supreme Absolute Truth.  66} mahaananda-mayo : His form is saturated and tansfused with mahaananda{ supreme joyfulness}.  67} natah : Lord Nityananda is the crown of the best of all dancers continually satisfying Lord Gauranga with his dancing. 68} sarvaagama-mayo : He is the supreme embodiment of all the holy scriptures in creation.  69} dhiro : Lord Nityananda is always dignified with gravity and soberity. 70} jnaana-do : He is the supreme awarder of all the branches of knowledge in creation.  71} mukti-dah : Lord Nityananda is the supreme bestower of all the different types of liberation. 72} prabhuh : He is the Lord and Master of all the souls.   73} gauda-desha-paritraataa : 74}premaananda-prakaashakah 75} premaananda-rasaanandi 76} raadhikaa-mantra-do 77} vibhuh   73} gauda-desha-paritraataa : Lord Nityannadais the saviour and rescuer of all souls specifically in the land ofGauda {Bengal}. 74}premaananda-prakaashakah : He eveinces and proclaims the pure bliss of unalloyed love for Lord Gauranga Krishna. 75} premaananda-rasaanandi : Lord Nityananda is the pinacle of all blissful relishers of pure love of God. 76} raadhikaa-mantra-do : He confers the most confidential divine mantra for worshiping Shrimati Raadhikaa. 77} vibhuh : Lord Nityananda is measureless, infinite,all-powerful, all-pervasive and self-controlled.   78} sarva-mantra-svarupash ca 79} krishna-paryanka-sundarah 80} rasa-jno 81} rasa-daataa ca 82} rasa-bhoktaa 83} rasaashrayah   78} sarva-mantra-svarupash ca : Lord NityanandaPrabhu is the personified form of all the mantraas and their meanings in creation. 79} krishna-paryanka-sundarah : He expands as the fascinating beadstead of Lord Gauranga-Krishna and serves Him in nine other ways by becoming His friend, brother, fan, carrier, residence, umbrella, garments, ornaments, and sitting place. 80} rasa-jno : Lord Nityananda is consummately cognizant and adapt in the science of loving mellows {rasa}.  81} rasa-daataa ca : He is the causeless bestower of pure loving mellows of love of God to anyone who chants his holy name. 82} rasa-bhoktaa : Lord Nityananda is the crown and summit of all enjoyers of pure loving mellows of the holy name of Lord Gauranga. 83} rasaashrayah : He is the supreme and exclusive sanctuary, shelter, refuge and haven for all the necterian mellows of pure love.   84} brahmeshaa’di-mahendraadya- vandita-shri padaambujah 85} sahasra-mastakopeto rasaatala-sudhaakarah   84} brahmeshaa’di-mahendraadya-vandita-shri padaambujah : Lord Shri Nityananda Prabhu’s opulent lotus feet are devotedly and attentively worshiped and glorified by all the demigods including Brahma, Shiva, Indra etc. 85} sahasra-mastakopetorasaatala-sudhaakarah : Lord Nityananda Prabhu holds the millions of universes just like mustard seeds on the thousands of heads of  his expansion known as Lord Ananta-sesha. Simultaneously, He causes the residence of lower planetary systems {rasaatala} to relish the nectar of his holy names.   86} kshirodaarnava-sambhutah 87} kundalaikaavatamsakah 88} raktopala-dharah 89} shubhro 90} naaraayana-paraayanah   86} kshirodaarnava-sambhutah : Lord Nityananda Prabhu appeared in his third Purush Vishnu incarnation in the womb of the milk ocean.  87} kundalaikaavatamsakah : He is adorned and embellished by a single ornamented ear-ring in his right ear. 88} raktopala-dharah : Lord Nityananda holds and twirls a magnificient red lotus flower in his lotus hands. 89} shubhro : His bodily complexion is sparkling white in his form of Lord Balaraama. 90} naaraayana-paraayanah : Lord Nityananda is utterly dedicated and surrendered to his Lord Gauranga Naaraayan.   91} apaara-mahimaananto 92} nri-doshaadarshinah sadaa 93} dayaalur 94} durgati-traataa 95} kritaanto dushta-dehinaam   91} apaara-mahimaananto: Lord Nityananda Prabhu is the possessor of boundless, limitless and inestimable glories and opulences. 92} nri-doshaadarshinah sadaa : He persistently declines to consider the faults and vices of mankind and accepts only the good qualities of one and all. 93} dayaalur : Lord Nityananda is the most merciful among all incarnations of God. 94} durgati-traataa : He is the constant saviour and rescuer of his devotees from all kinds of catastrophic and fateful difficulties in their lives. 95} kritaanto dushta-dehinaam : Lord Nityananda effortlessly annihilates the evil and cruel embodied beings.   96} manju-daasharathir viro 97} lakshmanah 98} sarvaval-labhah 99} sadojjvalo rasaanandi 100} vrindaavana-rasa-pradah   96} manju-daasharathir viro : Lord Nityananda Prabhu is none other than Lord Lakshmana, the charming, graceful, valiant and heroic son of Dashratha. 97} lakshmanah : He is Lord Lakshmna himself, the most beloved divine brother of Lord Raamachandra.  98} sarvaval-labhah : There is nothing in creation which cannot be achieved on attaining Lord Nityananda and his holy name. 99} sadojjvalo rasaanandi : He is the eternally effulgent connosier of loving mellows of God. 100} vrindaavana-rasa-pradah : Lord Nityananda Balaraama is fully embued with the five different  mellows of Shri Vrindavan Dhaam and is thus the sole distributor of these mellows to all the conditioned souls.   101} purna-prema-sudhaa-sindhur 102} naatya-lilaa-vishaaradah 103} kotindu-vaibhavah 104} shrimaan 105} jagad-aahlaada-kaarakah   101} purna-prema-sudhaa-sindhur : Lord Nityananda Prabhu is the infinite ocean of the embrosial nectar of the supremely absolute and complete love for Lord Gauranga Krishna.  102} naatya-lilaa-vishaaradah : He is highly proficient and has mastered the art of dramatic pastimes. 103} kotindu-vaibhavah :  Lord Nityananda’s luxuriant opulences are more innnumerable than millions of moons. 104} shrimaan : He is celebrated husband of the Goddess of fortune. 105} jagad-aahlaada-kaarakah : Lord Nityananda’s holy presence is an antecedent for drowning the whole creation in the supreme happiness of his own love.   106} gopaalah 107} sarva-paalash ca 108} sarva-gopaavatamsakah   106} gopaalah : Lord Nityananda Prabhu is the divine maintainer and sustainer of the cows and the senses of all the devotees. 107} sarva-paalash ca : He is the protector and preserver of the whole creation. 108}sarva-gopaavatamsakah :Lord Nityananda is the crown jewel of all the cowherd boys of Shri Vrindaavan Dhaam.   maaghe maasi site pakshe trayo-dashyaam tithau sadaa uposhanam pujanam ca shri-nityaananda-vaasare yad yat sah kurute kaamam tat tad eva labhen narah   Paatha Mahaatmya:-   The most fortunate soul, who  recites this Stotra, fasts and offers worship to the Supreme Lord Shri Nityananda Prabhu on the most auspicious thirteenth day of the bright fortnight in the month of Maagha{Jan-Feb} [ Shri Nityananda Trayodashi Tithi ], will certainly have all of ones desires quickly fulfilled.   maaghe maasi site pakshe trayo-dashyaam tithau sadaa uposhanam pujanam ca shri-nityaananda-vaasare yad yat sah kurute kaamam tat tad eva labhen narah   Paatha Mahaatmya:-   The most fortunate soul, who  recites this Stotra, fasts and offers worship to the Supreme Lord Shri Nityananda Prabhu on the most auspicious thirteenth day of the bright fortnight in the month of Maagha{Jan-Feb} [ Shri Nityananda Trayodashi Tithi ], will certainly have all of ones desires quickly fulfilled. GAUDIYA KANTHAHARA which is the sloka book of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada we find: THE SIXTH JEWEL: ADVAITA-TATTVA Advaita-tattva - The Advaita Principle 6. 1 mahavisnur-jagat-karta mayaya yam srjaty adam tasyavatara evayam advaitacarya isvaram Lord Advaita Acaya is the incarnation of Mahavisnu, whose main function is to create the cosmic world through the actions of maya. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 6.4) 6. 2 advaitam harinadvaitacayam bhakti-samsanat bhaktavataramism tam advaitacaryam asraye Because He is nondifferent from Hari, the Supreme Lord, He is called Advaita, and because He propagates the cult of devotion, He is called Acaya. He is the Lord and the incarnation of the Lord's devotee. Therefore I take shelter of Him. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 1.12 - 13) Mahavisnu, the Supersoul of material nature, is the efficent cause [nimitta] and Sri Advaita is the material cause [upadana] of the material creation. 6. 3 apane purusa - visvera "nimitta - karana advaita-rupa "upadana" ha'na narayana "nimittamse" kare ti-ho mayate iksana "upadana" sri advaita karena brahmanda-srjana Lord Visnu Himself is the efficient [nimitta] cause of the material world, and Narayana in the form of Sri Advaita, is the material cause [upadana]. Lord Visn, in His efficient aspect, glances over the material energy, and Sri Advaita as the material cause, creates the material world. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 6.16 - 7) Advaita is Sadasiva 6. 4 He who was Sri Sadasva is the bhakta-avatara, Sri Advaita Prabhu. (Gaura-Ganoddesa Dipika, 11) The meaning of the name Advaita 6. 5 mahavisnura amsa - advaita gunadhama isvare abheda, te-i "advaita" purna nama Sri Advaita, who is a reservoir of virtues, is the main limb of Mahavisnu. His full name is Advaita, for He is identical in all respects with the Lord. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 6.25) Advaita Acarya is a preacher of krsna-bhakti 6. 7 jiva nistarila krsna-bhakti kari' dana gita-bhagavate kaila bhaktira vyakhyana He delivered all living beings by offering the gift of krsna-bhakti. He explained Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam in the light of devotional service. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 6.27) He is the avatara of Mahavisnu of and is the servant of Sri Caitanya. 6. 8 advaitanacaya gosa-i saksat-isvara prabhu, guru kari' mane ti-ho ta' kinkara Lord Advaita Acarya is directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although Lord Caitanya accepts Him as His preceptor, Advaita Acarya is a servant of the Lord. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi5.147) Advaita and Nityananda are servants of Sri Caitanya 6. 9 eka "mahaprabhu," ara "prabhu" - duijana dui prabhu seve maharabhu carana There is one "Mahaprabhu" [Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu] and two "Prabhus" [Advaita Prabhu and Nityananda Prabhu]. The two Prabhus serve the lotus feet of Maharabhu. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 7.14) The twofold branches among the followers of Advaita: saragrahi (those who accept the essence) and asaravahi (those useless persons who accept the nonessential). 6. 10 advaitanghryu-abhabhrngamstan sarasarabhrto 'khilan hitvasaran sarabhuto naumi caitanya jivanan The followers of Sri Advaita were of two kinds. Some were real followers (saragrahi) and the others were false (sara-grahi). Rejecting the false followers, I offere my respectful obeisances to the real followers of Sri Advaita Acaya whose life and soul was Sri Caitanya Maharabhu. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 12.1) The Saragrahi followers of Advaita are devotees of Gauranga: the asara-grahi (useless) are those who act independently and reject Gauranga. 6. 11 prathame ta' ekamata acaryera gana pache dui mata haila daivera karana keha ta' acaryera ajnaya, keha ta' svatantra svamata kalpana kare daiva-paratantra acaryera mata yei, sei mata sara ta-'ra ajna langi' cale sei ta' asara At first all the followers of Advaita Acaya shared a single opinion. but later they followed two different opinions as ordained by providence. Some of the disciples strictly accepted the orders of the acarya, and others deviated, independently concocting their own opinions under the spell of daivi maya. The opinion of the acarya is essential. Anyone who disregards his order is useless (asara-grahi) (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 12.8 - 10). The useless followers of Advaita Acarya acted contrary to the principles of Sri Caitanya and thus became cut off from his mercy. 6. 12 ihara madhye mali-pache kona saha-gana na mane caitanya-mali durdaiva-karana srjaila, jiyaila ta're na manila krtaghna haila, ta're skandha ta're jala na sa-care jalabhave krsa-sakha sukhaiya mare After the disappearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who was the gardener of the tree of love of Godhead, some of the sub-branches of the Advaita branch, for unfortunate reasons, deviated from His path. Some branches did not accept the original trunk that vitalized and maintained the entire tree. When they thus became ungrateful, the original trunk was angry at them. Thus Lord Caitanya did not sprinkly upon them the water of his mercy, and they gradually withered and died. Srinivasa Acarya and Srila Narotama das Thakura where contemporaries so why would Srila Narottama das Thakura have mentioned Srinivasa Acarya ,who obviously did not bring Lord Caitanya to this world but Advaita Acarya Himself did so. And at the end of Lord Caitanyas lilas,Srila Advaita Acarya also wrote a note to Lord Caitanya "that the marketplace is full of rice' in other words everyone by that time had gotten Lord Caitanys great mercy that was qualified and Lord Gauranga could now unwind His pastimes. Advaita acarya is also worshipped every day in Mayapure thus we sing: 4) doyā koro sītā-pati adwaita gosāi tava kṛpā-bale pāi caitanya-nitāi 4) My dear Advaita Prabhu, husband of Sita, You are so kind. Please be merciful to me. If You are kind to me, naturally Lord Caitanya andNityananda will also be kind to me.

Astami, G, 07:05 , Krittika +Break fast 07:05 - 10:37 (Daylight savings not considered) this is for eastern part of USA

Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada:

adhapatita va adhapete gana eka-matra bhajana-sabda-vacya shri-nama-bhajane vimukhata-vasata laksha-nama grahana karibara parivarte anya bhajanera chalana korena, taddvara tahadera kona mangala haya na.

"Those spiritual aspirants who are already fallen or will fall down from spiritual life in the future are averse to this sole means of deliverance called nama-bhajana, which is the worship of the sound incarnation of God in the form of chanting 100,000 names of the the Holy Names daily. Coming under the sway of their averseness to chant laksha-nama daily, they duplicitously invent (chalana) other means of devotional service (bhajana) to justify their not chanting 100,000 names daily but it is to be clearly understood that by this action they will not achieve anything auspicious (mangala) in their spiritual life."



Shri Chaitanya-bhagavata Madhya Khanda 15.5,

ushah kale ganga-snana kariya nirjane;
dui laksha krishna-nama laya pratidine.

Purport by Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada:

kathita ache, shri haridasa thakura pratyaha tina-laksha nama grahana karitena. jagai-madhai u pratyaha dui laksha nama grahana karitena. yanhara pratyaha laksha nama grahana karena na, tanhadera nivedita kona vastui shri chaitanyadeva grahana karena na. shri caitany-carananucara-gana pratyaha atyalpa pakshe laksha-nama grahana avasyei kariya thakena, natuva shri krishna tanhadera naivedya grahana na karaya bhagavad-ucchishta praptira vicare vyaghat ghate.

"It is well-known that Namacharya Shrila Haridasa Thakura used to chant 300,000 names daily. Jagai-Madhai also used to chant 200,000 names daily after being delivered by the Lord. Lord Chaitanyadeva does not accept any kind of offering (or vastu) from those who don't chant 100,000 names of Krishna daily, The followers surrendered to the lotus of Lord Chaitanya compulsorily chant a bare minimum of 100,000 names daily. If they don't do so Lord Shri Krishna will not accept any of their offerings and thus they will be obstructed or remain unsuccessful in their attempt to obtain the transcendental remanants (prasadam) of the Lord."

Shri-Nityaananda-Ashtottara-Shata-Naama-Stotram

One Hundred and Eight Holy Names
of Lord Shri Nityaananda Prabhu

Composed by Shrila Saarvabhauma Bhattaachaarya

 

shrimaan-nityaananda-candraaya namah

 

“I offer my humble obeisances to the transcendental moon Lord Shrimaan Nityaananda Prabhu.”

 

nityaanandam aham vande, karne lambita-mauktikam ;

chaitanyaagraja-rupena, pavitri-krita-bhutalam .

 

“I humbly bow down to and glorify Lord Shri Nityaananda Prabhu, on whose beautiful left lotus ear one elegant pearl ornament is swinging. Accepting the role as the elder brother of  the Supreme Lord Gauraanga Mahaaprabhu, Lord Nityaananda Prabhu sanctified the whole world and purified all the living entities.”

 

pranamya shri-jagannaatham, nityaananda-mahaaprabhum ;

naamnaam ashtottara-shatam, pravakshyaami mudaakaram .

 

“I offer my repeated prostrated obeisances at the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord Shri  Nityaananda Mahaaprabhu who is known as Shri Jagannaatha, the Master of the Universe.With great felicity and blessedness , I shall now reveal His most auspicious one hundred and eight holy names, which instantly awaken divine rapture in the heart.”

 

1} nilaambara-dharah 2} shrimaal-laanguli-mushala-priyah ;

3} sankarshanash 4} candra-varno 5} yadunaam kula-mangalah .

 

1} nilaambara-dhara : Lord Nityaananda Prabhu is adorned with ravishing blue garments.

2} shrimaal-laanguli mushala-priyah : He is the most opulent possessor of a splendid golden plow and He always carries His most beloved club.

3} sankarshana : Lor d Nityaananda is the original cause of the existence and integration of the whole cosmic manifestation.

4} candra-varna : His golden bodily complexion and radiance is much more soothing and mollifying than the full moon light. 

5} yadunaam kula-mangala : Lord Nityaananda is Lord Balaraama Himself, Who is the source of all auspiciousness and eternal propitiousness for the entire Yadu dynasty.

 

6} gopikaa-ramano 7} raamo 8} vrindaavana-kalaa-nidhih ;

9} kaadambari sudhaa-matto 10} gopa-gopi-ganaavritah .

 

6} gopikaa-ramana : Lord Shri Nityananda Prabhu divinely rejoices while being enchanted in the company of His own beloved group of gopis in Shri Vrindaavana Dhaama.

7} raamo : He is the supreme absolute relisher and enjoyer of all mellows in creation.

8} vrindaavana-kalaa-nidhih : Lord Nityaananda is the astonishingly artful, skillful and dexterous moon of Vrindaavana.

9} kaadambari sudhaa-matto : He is gorgeously bedecked by aromatic garlands of kadamba flowers and is always intoxicated by their ambrosial nectar

10} gopa-gopi-ganaavritah : He is always encircled and surrounded by a multitude of devoted cowherd boys and girls in Vrindaavana.

 

11} gopi-mandala-madhya-stho 12} raasa-taandava-panditah ;

13} ramani-ramanah 14} kaami  15} mada-ghurnita-locanah .

 

11} gopi-mandala-madhya-stho : Lord Nityaananda Prabhu is constantly shining lustrously in the centre of the assembly of His own darling gopis.

12} raasa-taandava-panditah : He is the impeccable and ace stalwart of the exuberant and prodigal raasa lilaa dance.

13} ramani-ramanah : Lord Nityaananda is the supreme savorer and relisher of the sacred love of His own supremely enjoyable gopis of Vraja.

14} kaami : He exults in amorous sentiments for His own internal energies in the form of His gopis.

15} mada-ghurnita-locanah : Lord Nityaananda’s lotus eyes constantly roll in the intoxication of pure bliss.

 

16} raasotsava-parishraanto gharma-niraavritaananah ;

17} kaalindi-bhedanotsaahi 18} nira-kridaa-kutuhalah .

 

16} raasotsava-parishraanto gharma-niraavritaananah : Lord Nityaananda Prabhu’s lotus face is beautified by the pearl drops of His divine perspiration caused due to His ebullient dancing in the jubilant festival of the raasa dance.

17} kaalindi-bhedanotsaahi: He is greatly enthusiastic to display His terrific might by bifurcating the Kaalindi river into many streams with His golden plowshare.

18} nira-kridaa-kutuhalah : Lord Nityaananda Prabhu indulges in water sports with His own gopis with great cheer and felicity.

 

19} gauraashrayah 20} shamah 21} shaanto 22} maayaa-maanusha-rupa-dhrik ;

23} nityaanandaavadhutash ca 25} yajna-sutra-dharah 26} sudhih .

 

19} gauraashrayah : The exclusive life and shelter of Lord Nityaananda Prabhu is Lord Gauraanga Mahaaprabhu or  Lord Nityaananda is the supreme resting place of Lord Gauraanga.

 20} shamah : He is equipoised and impartial to all souls in creation who are factually His part and parcels.

21} shaanto : Lord Nityaananda is the personification of peacefulness, serenity and tranquility.

22} maayaa-maanusha-rupa-dhrik: He has advented and apparently concealed Himself by accepting a human-like form..

23} nityaananda : He Who is constantly the fresh personification and the ever-expanding embodiment of  the eternal and supremely blissful mellows of Lord Gauraanga-Krishna’s pure unalloyed love.

24} aavadhuta :

25} yajna-sutra-dharah : He bears a spotlessly white sacrificial sacred thread.

26} sudhih : He possesses an exquisite and refined intelligence.

 

27} patita-praana-dah 28} prithvi-paavano 29} bhakta-vatsalah ;

30} premaananda-madonmatta 31} brahmaadi-naama-gocarah .

 

27} patita-praana-dah : Lord Nityaananda Prabhu is the very life and soul and the sole refuge of all the fallen conditioned souls.

28} prithvi-paavano : He sanctified, purified and lustrated the whole universe by His divine advent in this Kali Yuga.

29} bhakta-vatsalah : Lord Nityaananda Prabhu is always favourably and preferentially disposed towards His beloved devotees or He is the exclusive object of attachment and affection for His dear devotees.

30} premaananda-madonmatta : He is perpetually maddened and engulfed in the luscious honey like nectar of the bliss of pure love for Lord Gauranga.

31} brahmaadi-naama-gocarah : The glories of Lord Nityaananda’s supremely merciful Holy Name are factually realized only by exceptionally exalted devotees like Brahmaa Haridaasa Thaakura.

 

32} vana-maala-dharo 33} haari 34} rocanaadi-vibhushitah ;

35} naagendra-shunda-dor-danda-svarna-kankana-manditah .

 

32} vana-maala-dharo : Lord Nityaananda Prabhu is decorated by a fragrant garland of blossoming forest flowers.

33} haari : He is ornamented with resplendant necklaces of pearls, diamonds and flowers.

34} rocanaadi-vibhushitah : Lord Nityaananda is ornated by the yellow rochana ointment.

35} naagendra-shunda-dor-danda-svarna-kankana-manditah : His delicate lotus arms, which artistically resemble the trunk of the king of all elephants, are stunningly and profusely bedecked with golden bangles.

 

36} gaura-bhakti-rasollaasash calac-cancala-nupurah ;

37} gajendra-gati-laavanya-sammohita-jagaj-janah .

 

36} gaura-bhakti-rasollaasash calac-cancala-nupurah : Lord Nityaananda Prabhu becomes exceedingly and divinely agitated and His anklets resound as He triumphantly exults and delights in the nectarian waves of the mellows of pure devotion to Lord Gauraanga Mahaprabhu and His Holy name.

37} gajendra-gati-laavanya-sammohita-jagaj-janah : The divine splendor, majesty and grandeur of Lord Nityaananda’s bodily movements is just like that of the king of elephants and thus it thoroughly enchants, enthralls, controls and floods the minds and hearts of all the living entities with pure love.

 

38} samvita-shubha-lila-dhrik 39} romaancita-kalevarah ;

40} ho! ho! dhvani-sudhaashish ca mukha-candra-viraajitah .

 

38} samvita-shubha-lila-dhrik : Lord Nityaananda manifests such auspicious, confidential and blessed pleasure pastimes through His chit potency which sometimes apparently conceal His real identity as the Supreme Personality of Servitor Godhead.

39} romaancita-kalevarah : The pores and hair follicles of His transcendental body expand and stand on end due to the supreme deluge of pure love for Lord Gauraanga’s Name which He is constantly submerged in.

40} ho! ho! dhvani-sudhaashish ca mukha-candra-viraajitah : Lord Nityaananda Prabhu is ceaselessly awarding nectarian benedictions to one and all from His moon like lotus face which is embellished with the sweet and auspicious words, ho! ho!”

 

41} sindhuraaruna-susnigdha subimbaadhara-pallavah;

42} sva-bhakta-gana-madhya-stho 43} revati-praana-naayakah .

 

41} sindhuraaruna-susnigdha subimbaadhara-pallavah : Lord Nityaananda Prabhu’s tender and delicate blossoming lotus lips are of the colour of the sun which rises from the ocean. They are so articulately red like vermilion or luscious bimba fruit.

42} sva-bhakta-gana-madhya-stho : He is always personally situated amidst the host of His own exalted devotees.

43} revati-praana-naayakah : Lord Nityaananda Balaraama is the sole controller and dominator who holds his sway over the very life breath of  Shrimati Revati devi, His eternal wife and consort.

 

44} lauha-danda-dharo 45} shringi

46} venu-paanih 47} prataapavaan

48} pracanda-krita-hunkaarah

49} mattah 50} paashanda-maardanah

 

44} lauha-danda-dharo : Lord Nityananda Prabhu weilds an iron staff.

 45} shringi : He is most daintily embellished and decorated with marvelous ornamensts and clothes.

46} venu-paanih : Lord Nityananda holds and plays a small and splendid bamboo flute not more than six inches long, with six holes.

47} prataapavaan : He is very gallant, powerfully potent, and chivalrous.

48} pracanda-krita-hunkaarah : Lord Nityananda’s thunderous roar is extremely profound, esoteric and all-pervading.

49} mattah : He is always roborantly exhilarated and intoxicated by the emotional vigor of pure love for his own holy names.

50} paashanda-maardanah : Lord Nityananda unfailingly subdues and subjugates the deceitful atheists and viciously sinful people.

 

51} sarva-bhakti-mayo 52} deva

53}aashramaacaara-varjitah

54} gunaatito 55} guna-mayo

56} gunavaan 57} nartana-priyah

 

51} sarva-bhakti-mayo: Lord Nityananda Prabhu is the personification and embodiment of each and every aspect of his own devotional service.

 52} deva : He is the most illustrious and preeminantly worshipable Lord of creation.

53}aashramaacaara-varjitah : Lord Nityananda deliberately acts contrary to the rules and behaviour of the four orders of human life which he himself created in order to demonstrate that He is God himself and not bound and obliged to follow his own arrangements.

54} gunaatito : He is always tanscendentally situated, untouched by his own material evergy.

 55} guna-mayo : Lord Nityananda is permeated by divine tanscendental qualities and is the master of the three material modes of goodness, passion and ignorance.

56} gunavaan : He is the abode of supremely meritorious and auspicious virtues.

 57} nartana-priyah : Lord Nityananda celebrates and delights in dancing during Gauranga naama sankirtana.

 

58} tri-gunaatmaa 59} guna-graahi

60} saguno 61} guninaam varah

62} yogi 63} yoga-vidhaataa ca

64} bhakti-yoga-pradarshakah

 

58} tri-gunaatmaa : Lord NityanandaPrabhu is the original source of the three spiritual potencies- samvit {knowledge}, sandhini {eternality},and hladini { bliss} and also of the three material qualities of goodness, passion and ignorance.

 59} guna-graahi : He embraces and accepts only the good qualities of everyone.

60} saguno : LordNityananda is not impersonal but possesses the transcendental form and qualities full of eternal knowledge and bliss.

61} guninaam varah : He is the ultimate and unsurpassed crest-jewel of all personalities endowed with sublime virtues and characteristics.

62} yogi : Lord Nityananda is the supreme master of all mystic yogis and is always in perpetual union with LordGauranga Mahaprabhu.

 63} yoga-vidhaataa ca : He is the divine ordainer and bestower of the real yoga of our eternal relationship with Lord Gauranga Krishna.

64} bhakti-yoga-pradarshakah : Lord Nityananda  manifests, reveals and distributes unbounded bhakti-yoga{pure devotional service} unto Lord Gauranga Krishna.

 

65} sarva-shakti-prakaashaangi 66} mahaananda-mayo 67} natah

70} jnaana-do 71} mukti-dah 72} prabhuh

 

65} sarva-shakti-prakaashaangi : Lord Nityananda Prabhu’s divine bodily limbs are the original source of the manifestation of all the endless potencies of the supreme Absolute Truth. 

66} mahaananda-mayo : His form is saturated and tansfused with mahaananda{ supreme joyfulness}.

 67} natah : Lord Nityananda is the crown of the best of all dancers continually satisfying Lord Gauranga with his dancing.

68} sarvaagama-mayo : He is the supreme embodiment of all the holy scriptures in creation.

 69} dhiro : Lord Nityananda is always dignified with gravity and soberity.

70} jnaana-do : He is the supreme awarder of all the branches of knowledge in creation.

 71} mukti-dah : Lord Nityananda is the supreme bestower of all the different types of liberation.

72} prabhuh : He is the Lord and Master of all the souls.

 

73} gauda-desha-paritraataa : 74}premaananda-prakaashakah

75} premaananda-rasaanandi 76} raadhikaa-mantra-do 77} vibhuh

 

73} gauda-desha-paritraataa : Lord Nityannadais the saviour and rescuer of all souls specifically in the land ofGauda {Bengal}.

74}premaananda-prakaashakah : He eveinces and proclaims the pure bliss of unalloyed love for Lord Gauranga Krishna.

75} premaananda-rasaanandi : Lord Nityananda is the pinacle of all blissful relishers of pure love of God.

76} raadhikaa-mantra-do : He confers the most confidential divine mantra for worshiping Shrimati Raadhikaa.

77} vibhuh : Lord Nityananda is measureless, infinite,all-powerful, all-pervasive and self-controlled.

 

78} sarva-mantra-svarupash ca

79} krishna-paryanka-sundarah

80} rasa-jno 81} rasa-daataa ca

82} rasa-bhoktaa 83} rasaashrayah

 

78} sarva-mantra-svarupash ca : Lord NityanandaPrabhu is the personified form of all the mantraas and their meanings in creation.

79} krishna-paryanka-sundarah : He expands as the fascinating beadstead of Lord Gauranga-Krishna and serves Him in nine other ways by becoming His friend, brother, fan, carrier, residence, umbrella, garments, ornaments, and sitting place.

80} rasa-jno : Lord Nityananda is consummately cognizant and adapt in the science of loving mellows {rasa}.

 81} rasa-daataa ca : He is the causeless bestower of pure loving mellows of love of God to anyone who chants his holy name.

82} rasa-bhoktaa : Lord Nityananda is the crown and summit of all enjoyers of pure loving mellows of the holy name of Lord Gauranga.

83} rasaashrayah : He is the supreme and exclusive sanctuary, shelter, refuge and haven for all the necterian mellows of pure love.

 

84} brahmeshaa’di-mahendraadya-

vandita-shri padaambujah

85} sahasra-mastakopeto

rasaatala-sudhaakarah

 

84} brahmeshaa’di-mahendraadya-vandita-shri padaambujah : Lord Shri Nityananda Prabhu’s opulent lotus feet are devotedly and attentively worshiped and glorified by all the demigods including Brahma, Shiva, Indra etc.

85} sahasra-mastakopetorasaatala-sudhaakarah : Lord Nityananda Prabhu holds the millions of universes just like mustard seeds on the thousands of heads of  his expansion known as Lord Ananta-sesha. Simultaneously, He causes the residence of lower planetary systems {rasaatala} to relish the nectar of his holy names.

 

86} kshirodaarnava-sambhutah

87} kundalaikaavatamsakah

88} raktopala-dharah 89} shubhro

90} naaraayana-paraayanah

 

86} kshirodaarnava-sambhutah : Lord Nityananda Prabhu appeared in his third Purush Vishnu incarnation in the womb of the milk ocean. 

87} kundalaikaavatamsakah : He is adorned and embellished by a single ornamented ear-ring in his right ear.

88} raktopala-dharah : Lord Nityananda holds and twirls a magnificient red lotus flower in his lotus hands.

89} shubhro : His bodily complexion is sparkling white in his form of Lord Balaraama.

90} naaraayana-paraayanah : Lord Nityananda is utterly dedicated and surrendered to his Lord Gauranga Naaraayan.

 

91} apaara-mahimaananto

92} nri-doshaadarshinah sadaa

93} dayaalur 94} durgati-traataa

95} kritaanto dushta-dehinaam

 

91} apaara-mahimaananto: Lord Nityananda Prabhu is the possessor of boundless, limitless and inestimable glories and opulences.

92} nri-doshaadarshinah sadaa : He persistently declines to consider the faults and vices of mankind and accepts only the good qualities of one and all.

93} dayaalur : Lord Nityananda is the most merciful among all incarnations of God.

94} durgati-traataa : He is the constant saviour and rescuer of his devotees from all kinds of catastrophic and fateful difficulties in their lives.

95} kritaanto dushta-dehinaam : Lord Nityananda effortlessly annihilates the evil and cruel embodied beings.

 

96} manju-daasharathir viro

97} lakshmanah 98} sarvaval-labhah

99} sadojjvalo rasaanandi

100} vrindaavana-rasa-pradah

 

96} manju-daasharathir viro : Lord Nityananda Prabhu is none other than Lord Lakshmana, the charming, graceful, valiant and heroic son of Dashratha.

97} lakshmanah : He is Lord Lakshmna himself, the most beloved divine brother of Lord Raamachandra.

 98} sarvaval-labhah : There is nothing in creation which cannot be achieved on attaining Lord Nityananda and his holy name.

99} sadojjvalo rasaanandi : He is the eternally effulgent connosier of loving mellows of God.

100} vrindaavana-rasa-pradah : Lord Nityananda Balaraama is fully embued with the five different  mellows of Shri Vrindavan Dhaam and is thus the sole distributor of these mellows to all the conditioned souls.

 

101} purna-prema-sudhaa-sindhur

102} naatya-lilaa-vishaaradah

103} kotindu-vaibhavah 104} shrimaan

105} jagad-aahlaada-kaarakah

 

101} purna-prema-sudhaa-sindhur : Lord Nityananda Prabhu is the infinite ocean of the embrosial nectar of the supremely absolute and complete love for Lord Gauranga Krishna. 

102} naatya-lilaa-vishaaradah : He is highly proficient and has mastered the art of dramatic pastimes.

103} kotindu-vaibhavah :  Lord Nityananda’s luxuriant opulences are more innnumerable than millions of moons.

104} shrimaan : He is celebrated husband of the Goddess of fortune.

105} jagad-aahlaada-kaarakah : Lord Nityananda’s holy presence is an antecedent for drowning the whole creation in the supreme happiness of his own love.

 

106} gopaalah 107} sarva-paalash ca 108} sarva-gopaavatamsakah

 

106} gopaalah : Lord Nityananda Prabhu is the divine maintainer and sustainer of the cows and the senses of all the devotees.

107} sarva-paalash ca : He is the protector and preserver of the whole creation.

108}sarva-gopaavatamsakah :Lord Nityananda is the crown jewel of all the cowherd boys of Shri Vrindaavan Dhaam.

 

maaghe maasi site pakshe

trayo-dashyaam tithau sadaa

uposhanam pujanam ca

shri-nityaananda-vaasare

yad yat sah kurute kaamam

tat tad eva labhen narah

 

Paatha Mahaatmya:-

 

The most fortunate soul, who  recites this Stotra, fasts and offers worship to the Supreme Lord Shri Nityananda Prabhu on the most auspicious thirteenth day of the bright fortnight in the month of Maagha{Jan-Feb} [ Shri Nityananda Trayodashi Tithi ], will certainly have all of ones desires quickly fulfilled.

maaghe maasi site pakshe

trayo-dashyaam tithau sadaa

uposhanam pujanam ca

shri-nityaananda-vaasare

yad yat sah kurute kaamam

tat tad eva labhen narah

 

Paatha Mahaatmya:-

 

The most fortunate soul, who  recites this Stotra, fasts and offers worship to the Supreme Lord Shri Nityananda Prabhu on the most auspicious thirteenth day of the bright fortnight in the month of Maagha{Jan-Feb} [ Shri Nityananda Trayodashi Tithi ], will certainly have all of ones desires quickly fulfilled.