bhagavat-prasädaù. If we want to understand Caitanya Mahäprabhu, if we
want to understand Krsna, then we must take shelter of Balaräma.
- This Vedic injunction, means “Without the mercy of Balaräma you
cannot understand, you cannot realize your spiritual identification.
So that Balaräma comes as Nityänanda Prabhu. Balaräma hailä nitäi.
Therefore we must take shelter of Balaräma.If we take shelter of
Nityänanda Prabhu, then we get peace.
- Just like in daytime, especially in the summer season, we become
very much exasperated. But at night, in the evening, as soon as there
is moonshine, we become very much satisfied. All day’s labor and
fatigue is immediately moved. So nitäi-pada-kamala, the shade of
Nityänanda Prabhu’s lotus feet, is koti-candra-suçétala, as pleasing
as one crore of moonshine. One moonshine gives us so much pleasure. So
if we want actually peace of mind, if we actually want to be free from
this material fatiguement, then we must take the shelter of Nityänanda
Prabhu.
- Therefore we should always expect to be under the shelter of
nitäi-pada-kamala. Here in this material world one may be the best of
the human being, very exalted position, but everyone is unhappy. Only
Nityänanda can make me happy. Otherwise not possible. So today is
Nityänanda Prabhu’s appearance day.
- If you are anxious to go back to home, back to Godhead, and become
associate with Rädhä and Krsna, then the best policy is to take
shelter of Nityänanda. One who has not been able to contact
Nityänanda, then one should think of himself that he has simply
spoiled his valuable life.
- Nitya means eternal. Änanda means pleasure. Material pleasure is not
eternal. That is the distinction. Therefore those who are intelligent,
they are not interested with this flickering pleasure of material
world. Every one of us, as living entity, we are searching after
pleasure. But the pleasure which we are seeking, that is flickering,
temporary. That is not pleasure. Real pleasure is nityänanda, eternal
pleasure. So anyone who has no contact with Nityänanda, it is to be
understood that his life is spoiled.
- Without being eternal, nobody can serve the eternal. That is the
Vedic injunction. Without becoming Brahman, one cannot approach the
Supreme Brahman. Just like without being fire, nobody can enter into
the fire. Without being water, nobody can enter into the water.
Similarly, without being fully spiritualized, nobody can enter into
the spiritual kingdom.
- So if you catch the lotus feet of Nityänanda, then you become
immediately spiritualized. Just like if you touch electricity,
immediately you become electrified. That is natural. Similarly,
Nityänanda is eternal happiness, if you touch Nityänanda some way or
other, then you become also eternally happy.
- Therefore We shall always pray to Nityänanda Prabhu, “Kindly keep me
under your shelter. Under the shelter of Your lotus feet I shall be
happy.”
And that is real happiness.
Srila Prabhupad Lecture :: 1977 Bhuvaneshwar
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