Çré-Nityänandäñöaka: "Eight Prayers Glorifying Lord Nityänanda"
Çré-Nityänandäñöaka: "Eight Prayers Glorifying Lord Nityänanda"
Çré-Nityänandäñöaka: "Eight Prayers Glorifying Lord Nityänanda"
TEXT 1
I worship Lord Nityänanda, the limitless root of the tree of devotional service. As He walks
with the grace of a majestic elephant, His pure, splendid beauty shines like the full autumn
moon. Though He Himself is the Absolute Truth, He is maddened with pure love for Lord
Hari. He smiles as He rolls His eyes in apparent intoxication, He carries a stick in His hand [in
the mood of a cowherd boy], and He breaks the power of the Age of Kali.
TEXT 2
I worship Lord Nityänanda, the limitless root of the tree of devotional service. He is the
abode of the mellows of devotional service, and no one can be compared to Him. He is the be-
all and end-all for His devotees, and the husband of Vasudhä and Jähnava, to whom He is
more dear than life itself. Because He is always maddened with pure love for Kåñëa, the foolish
nondevotees cannot understand that He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.
TEXT 3
çacé—of Çacé-devé; sünu—to the son (Lord Caitanya); preñöham—most dear; nikhila—entire;
jagat—by the universe; iñöam—worshiped; sukha-mayam—happyy; kalau—in the Kali-yuga; majjat
—immersed; jéva—conditioned souls; uddharaëa—rescue; karaëa—cause; uddäma—great;
karuëam—mercy; hareù—of Lord Hari; äkhyänät—by chantng the holy name; vä—or; bhava—of
material existence; jaladhi—of the ocean; garva—of the pride; unnati—increase; haram—removing.
I worship Lord Nityänanda, the limitless root of the tree of devotional service. He is very
dear to the son of Çacé-devé and is worshiped by the entire universe. Out of His great mercy
He chants the holy name of Lord Hari, thus rescuing the souls drowning in the age of Kali and
crushing the pride of the ocean of repeated birth and death.
TEXT 4
I worship Lord Nityänanda, the limitless root of the tree of devotional service. He said to
Lord Caitanya, “O brother, the people are all becoming infected by the sins of Kali-yuga. How
will they atone for these sins? Please give them a way to easily approach You.”
TEXT 5
I worship Lord Nityänanda, the limitless root of the tree of devotional service. He went to
each house in Bengal and, raising His arms, said, “ O brother, if you will, please constantly
chant athe holy name of Lord Hari. If you do this, you will become free from the ocean of
repeated a death. Please give Me this gift of your liberation.”
TEXT 6
I worship Lord Nityänanda, the limitless root of the tree of devotional service. He is the
Agastya Muni who forcibly swallows the ocean of repated death. He is a rising full moon
(friend of the night-blooming lotus) who expands the ocean of the saintly devotees’ good
fortune. He is the blazing sun who extinguishes the darkness of the community of demons.
TEXT 7
I worship Lord Nityänanda, the limitless root of the tree of devotional service. He traveled
on every path, dancing, singing the names of Lord Hari, and describing His glories. Without
considering His own interests, He was merciful to the people, and He cast upon them His
merciful sidelong glance.
TEXT 8
I worship Lord Nityänanda, the limitless root of the tree of devotional service. He fondly
grasped His brother Lord Caitanya’s soft and beautiful lotus hand, and together they
wandered here and there, delighting the townspeople with Their sweet beauty. They both
became filled with bliss when They gazed upon each other’s lotus faces.
TEXT 9
rasänäà ädhäraà rasika-vara-sad-vaiñëava-dhanaà
rasägäraà säraà patita-tati-täraà smaraëataù
paraà nityänandäñöakam idam apürvaà pathati yaù
tad-aìghri-dvandväbjaà sphuratu nitaräà tasya hådaye
These eight verses glorifying Lord Nityänanda are the abode of the mellows of devotional
service, and they are the wealth of the pure devotees expert at relishing those mellows. All the
fallen, conditioned souls can get liberation just by remembering them. These verses are very
excellent, transcendental, and unprecedented. May the two lotus feet of Lord Nityänanda
appear eternally in the hearts of those who read these verses and remember the Lord.