Nityanand Trayodashi

Today is the appearance day of Lord Nityananda. We should understand his divine nature before attempting to understand his divine lila. He is the Supreme Godhead, who appears to distribute the mercy of love of God. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally appeared in the holy land of Navadvipa in the bank of Ganga.

Lord Nityananda born in a Brahmana family in Ekachakra. His father’s name was Hadaya Pundit and his mother’s name was Padmavati. He had such beautiful and charming features in every respect. In his childhood he knew no other pleasure but enacting the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He would gather his friends together and throughout the day they would simply put on places enacting the pastimes of the lord. One of his friends would pretend to be bhumi (mother earth) in the form of a cow, another friend would pretend to be Lord Brahma and she would plead with Lord Brahma, please the demons in the form of Kings are causing me great difficulties and they would – approach the ocean of milk and another friend would take the form of Lord Vishnu and he would say, all you demigods, you all take birth in the Yadu and – dynasty and I’ll soon appear as Lord Krishna.

Lord Nityananda, was in a sublime mood. Although he was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he took the humblest position in order to satisfy Lord Gaurasundara. Caitanya Mahaprabhu was Patitapavana Avatara. That means He came specially to claim the most fallen and sinful of all living beings. And there is nothing that satisfies Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu more than distributing the love of God to another. Therefore, Lord Nityananda, would go on both banks of the Ganges and he would approach every house, in every town, and in every village, anybody individually with folded palms come to the most fallen, sinful people of Kali yuga and plead to chant the name of Krishna.

Lord Caitanya told Lord Nityananda, you go out and spread the glories of the chanting of the name of Krishna. But Lord Nityananda He had the full realization “Sri Krishna Caitanya Radha Krishna nahi anya”. That Radha and Krishna have both combined into the form of Sri Gaurasundar Mahaprabhu. Therefore, Lord Nityananda understood that Lord Caitanya is so merciful; you cannot commit an offense to Him as He is so merciful. Therefore, let me convince everyone to worship Gauranga, to chant the name of Gauranga. Whoever is doing this, that person is my life and soul and if they worship Sri Gaurasundara Mahaprabhu, then they will automatically attain the love of Krishna, automatically they will attain Vrindavana Dham.

So Lord Nityananda wherever he would go, would sing the song “bhajo gouranga kaho gauranga lavo gaurangera namare, je jana gourang bhaje se hoi more prana re” Worship Gouranga, chant the name of Gouranga, take the mercy of Gauranga, anyone who worships Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu that person he is my life and soul. So he would plead in this way, wherever he would go, and if someone was so hard-hearted, that even one the embodiment of divine love and compassion, he was begging to take the name of Gouranga. Take the name of Krishna. If they still would refuse, then the Supreme Godhead in the form of Nityananda would get on his hand and knees, he would beg, please I beg you do not reject me, do not spoil your human life, take the name of Gauranga. Worship Gauranga. If they still refuse, he laid for straight on the ground, rolling in the dust, touching their feet, pleading with them with tears in his eyes. Do not spoil your human life. I beg you, I plead with you, I’ll do anything, I’ll eternally be your servant but chant the holy names. In this way, there was no incarnation of God, who has ever manifested, such mercy.

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu with his weapon of The Holy Name, He would give pure love of god to anyone who would accept it. But Lord Nityananda would accept no pronouncer. God Himself is at your feet begging you, rolling in the dust with tears in his eyes, waiting anxiously to be your eternal servant if you simply take the name of Krishna. Simply take the name of Gouranga. Therefore, in Lord Nityananda we find the ultimate expression of the supreme mercy of God. Lord Nityananda, was converting millions and millions of people wherever he went. He would go to towns, to cities, to villages, and he would transform the entire atmosphere, where everyone was joyfully chanting “Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare” and dancing in sublime ecstasy. Lord Nityananda, is described as he had this complete dedication to fulfilling the heart’s desire of Lord Caitanya that all living beings accept the holy name. It is described that one-time mother Sachidevi, had a dream. Sachidevi was the mother of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. And in this dream, she was worshiping Krishna and Balaram on her altar. And at that time Lord Nityananda came and He told Balaram that you must get off the altar. This altar is now for Lord Caitanya. Krishna has appeared in Kali Yuga as Caitanya Mahaprabhu. You are outdated now.

In Dvapara Yuga you want Krishna would good friends playing together. But in kali yuga, you are His servant. Balaram said, no no. I am here with Krishna. Nityananda said, no no. You come down, you become the servant. They had an argument. They began to fight. Nityananda and Balaram were pulling at each other. But Nityananda was more powerful and he pull Balaram down. Of course, Nityananda is Balaram. But in this dream, Mother Sachidevi could understand that in Kali Yuga, Balaram appears simply as the order carrier of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. It is described Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally in order to distribute the love of god and gain responsibility for His mission. He left His family life and took sannyasi. And by taking sannyasi, he had to be very strict to follow principles of social adjudicate. Because the people criticize a sannyasi the mission is destroyed. So therefore, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, was basically preaching to great scholars, like Sarvauma Bhattacarya, Prakashnanda Sarasvati. He was preaching from place to place town to town village to village. But in Kali yuga there is so many conditions of life that Lord Caitanya due to being a sannyasi they are too degraded for him to enter into. Ho freely met with attached family members in a grihamedi ashram. He could not do that to into bars, brothels, houses of prostitution, and the place at meat eaters. The sannyasi cannot do that, especially in those days. People looked upon sannyasi with very strict eyes.

So therefore, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu although Lord Nityananda was basically a mendicant, told Lord Nityananda to marry, why? Because then no one will criticize you. You can go to the most fallen. You can go everywhere and anywhere, and you can preach. So, Lord Nityananda began to travel and he made his base in Bengal at the home of Suryadasa Pundit, who happen to be the brother of Gouridasa pundit a great devotee of Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda. There Surydasa Pundit gave as a gift Lord Nityananda, his two daughters Jaanava Devi and Vishudhi. Lord Nityananda was known as Abhadhuta, which means he could go anywhere and everywhere to spread the mercy of the Lord. And Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally say about Lord Nityananda that, if Lord Nityananda goes into a liquor house, if he goes into a house of prostitution, if he is seen with low class undesirable company, never criticize him or you go to hell. Because you can know is only there to show his causeless mercy to the most fallen. In Kali Yuga we are all candidates of Lord Nityananda’s mercy because we are all most fallen. If you do not think you are the most fallen then you are really the most fallen.

Source: https://www.mayapur.com/2021/sri-nityananda-trayodasi-25th-feb-2021/