Sri Nityananda is the personification of the love that originated in Lord Sri Caitanya. He was among the foremost of the league of illustrious men who had deepest sympathy and love for humanity. He helped people cross the barrier of color, creed, caste privilege, and united them with the knowledge that all are the children of the Divine. He had spontaneous love for each and everybody. He never discriminated while providing benevolence, even to thieves and dacoits. He never did demand from other
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Lord Sri Krishna, as the Vedic literature ultimately explains, is the absolute Personality of Godhead, and His first expansion in a form for pastimes is Sri Balarama. In the age of Kali-yuga, Lord Krishna appears in this material world as Lord Caitanya, andBalarama appears as Lord Nityananda. Lord Nityananda, pictured to the right, is the spiritual brother of Lord Caitanya, and is the expansion of Lord Balarama, the brother of Lord Sri Krishna on the spiritual planet of Krishnaloka. He has desce
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yavan aham yatha-bhavo
yad-rupa-guna-karmakah
tathaiva tattva-vijnanam
astu te mad-anugrahat
yavan -- as I am in eternal form; aham -- Myself; yatha -- as much as; bhavah -- transcendental existence; yat -- those; rupa -- various forms and colors; guna -- qualities; karmakah -- activities; tatha -- so and so; eva -- certainly; tattva-vijnanam -- factual realization; astu -- let it be; te -- unto you; mat -- My; anugrahat -- by causeless mercy.
sri-bhagavan uvaca
jnanam parama-guhyam me
yad vijnana-samanvitam
sarahasyam tad-angam ca
grhana gaditam maya
sri-bhagavan uvaca -- the Personality of Godhead said; jnanam -- knowledge acquired; parama -- extremely; guhyam -- confidential; me -- of Me; yat -- which is; vijnana -- realization; samanvitam -- coordinated; sa-rahasyam -- with devotional service; tat -- of that; angam ca -- necessary paraphernalia; grhana -- just try to take up; gaditam -- expl
yavat sakha sakhyur ivesa te krtah
praja-visarge vibhajami bho janam
aviklavas te parikarmani sthito
ma me samunnaddha-mado 'ja maninah
yavat -- as it is; sakha -- friend; sakhyuh -- unto the friend; iva -- like that; isa -- O Lord; te -- You; krtah -- have accepted; praja -- the living entities; visarge -- in the matter of creation; vibhajami -- as I shall do it differently; bhoh -- O my Lord; janam -- those who are born; aviklavah -- without being pertu
bhagavac-chiksitam aham
karavani hy atandritah
nehamanah praja-sargam
badhyeyam yad-anugrahat
bhagavat -- by the Personality of Godhead; siksitam -- taught; aham -- myself; karavani -- by acting; hi -- certainly; atandritah -- instrumental; na -- never; ihamanah -- although acting; praja-sargam -- generation of the living entities; badhyeyam -- be conditioned; yat -- as a matter of fact; anugrahat -- by the mercy of.
kridasy amogha-sankalpa
urnanabhir yathornute
tatha tad-visayam dhehi
manisam mayi madhava
kridasi -- as You play; amogha -- infallible; sankalpa -- determination; urnanabhih -- the spider; yatha -- as much as; urnute -- covers; tatha -- so and so; tat-visayam -- in the subject of all those; dhehi -- do let me know; manisam -- philosophically; mayi -- unto me; madhava -- O master of all energies.
yathatma-maya-yogena
nana-sakty-upabrmhitam
vilumpan visrjan grhnan
bibhrad atmanam atmana
yatha -- as much as; atma -- own; maya -- potency; yogena -- by combination; nana -- various; sakti -- energy; upabrmhitam -- by combination and permutation; vilumpan -- in the matter of annihilation; visrjan -- in the matter of generation; grhnan -- in the matter of acceptance; bibhrat -- in the matter of maintenance; atmanam -- own self; atmana -- by the self.
tathapi nathamanasya
natha nathaya nathitam
paravare yatha rupe
janiyam te tv arupinah
tatha api -- in spite of that; nathamanasya -- of the one who is asking for; natha -- O Lord; nathaya -- please award; nathitam -- as it is desired; para-avare -- in the matter of mundane and transcendental; yatha -- as it is; rupe -- in the form; janiyam -- may it be known; te -- Your; tu -- but; arupinah -- one who is formless.
brahmovaca
bhagavan sarva-bhutanam
adhyakso 'vasthito guham
veda hy apratiruddhena
prajnanena cikirsitam
brahma uvaca -- Lord Brahma said; bhagavan -- O my Lord; sarva bhutanam -- of all living entities; adhyaksah -- director; avasthitah -- situated; guham -- within the heart; veda -- know; hi -- certainly; apratiruddhena -- without hindrance; prajnanena -- by superintelligence; cikirsitam -- endeavors.
srjami tapasaivedam
grasami tapasa punah
bibharmi tapasa visvam
viryam me duscaram tapah
srjami -- I create; tapasa -- by the same energy of penance; eva -- certainly; idam -- this; grasami tapasa -- I do withdraw also by the same energy; punah -- again; bibharmi -- do maintain; tapasa -- by penance; visvam -- the cosmos; viryam -- potency; me -- My; duscaram -- severe; tapah -- penance.
