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Nityananda-tattva

Nityananda-tattva

Nityananda and Advaita
Two Main Branches of the Caitanya Tree

5.1
advaita acarya, nityananda, dui anga
dui-jana lana prabhura yata kichu ranga

            Nityananda Prabhu and Advaitacarya are the two expansions of Lord
Caitanya Mahaprabhu who assist His transcendental pastimes. (Cc. Adi 5.146)

5.2
sankarsanah karana-toya-sayi
garbhoda-sayi ca payobdhi-sayi
sesas ca yasyamsa-kalah sa nitya-
nandakhya-ramah saranam mamastu

            May Sri Nityananda Prabhu be the object of my constant remembrance.
Sankarsana, Mahavisnu, Garbhodaksayi Visnu, and Ksirodaksayi Visnu, as well as
Sesa are His expansions and the expansions of His expansions. That
same Nityananda Prabhu, is none other than Balarama. (Cc. Adi 1.7)

5.3
mayatite vyapi-vaikuntha-loke
purnaisvarye sri-catur-vyuha-madhye
rupam yasyodbhati sankarsanakhyam
tam sri-nityananda-ramam prapadye

            I surrender unto the lotus feet of Sri Nityananda Rama, who is known
as Sankarsana in the midst of the catur-vyuha. He has full opulences and
resides in Vaikunthaloka far beyond the material creation. (Cc. Adi 1.8)

5.4
maya-bhartajanda-sanghasrayangah
sete saksat karanambhodhi-madhye
yasyaikamsah sri-puman adi-devas
tam sri-nityananda-ramam prapadye

            I offer my full obeisances unto the feet of Sri Nityananda Rama, whose
partial representation called Karanodakasayi Visnu, lying on the Karana
ocean, is the original Purusa, the master of the illusory energy and the shelter
of all the universes. (Cc. Adi 1.9)

5.5
yasyamsamsah srila-garbhoda-sayi
yan-nabhy-abjam loka-sanghata-nalam
loka-srastuh sutika-dhama dhatus
tam sri-nityananda-ramam prapadye

            I offer my full obeisances unto the feet of Sri Nityananda Rama, a partial
part of whom is Garbhodaksayi Visnu. From the navel of Garbhodaksayi
Visnu sprouts the lotus stem that is the birthplace of Brahma, the engineer
of the Universe. The stem of that lotus is the resting place of the multitude
of planets. (Cc. Adi 1.10)

5.6
yasyamsamsamsah paratmakhilanam
posta visnur bhati dugdhabdhi-sayi
ksauni-bharta yat-kala so 'py anantas
tam sri-nityananda-ramam prapadye

            I offer my full obeisances unto the feet of Sri Nityananda Rama, whose
secondary part is the Visnu lying in the ocean of milk. That Ksirodakasayi
Visnu is the Supersoul of all living entities and the maintainer of all the
universe. Sesa Naga is His further sub-part. (Cc. Adi 1.11)

Baladeva is the Original Sankarsana

5.7
sri-balarama gosani mula-sankarsana
panca-rupa dhari' karena krsnera sevana
apane karena krsna-lilara sahaya
srsti-lila-karya kare dhari' cari kaya

            Lord Balarama is the original Sankarsana. He assumes five other forms
to serve Lord Krsna. He helps in the pastimes of Lord Krsna, and He does
the work of creation in four other forms. (Cc. Adi 5.8,9)

Balarama and Nityananda are non Different

5.8
prema-pracarana ara pasanda-dalana
dui-karye avadhuta karena bhramana

            For two purposes to spread the cult of bhakti and to defeat and sub-          
due the atheists Lord Nityananda, the most dedicated devotee of the Lord,
moved throughout the country. (Cc. Antya 3.149)

The Glories of Nityananda Prabhu

5.9
jagat mataya nitai premera malasate
palaya durdanta kali padiya vibhrate
ki sukhe bhasila jiva gauracandera nate
dekhiya suniya pasandira buk phate

            [All glories to Nityananda Prabhu!] Maddened by ecstatic love of
Godhead, he overwhelmed the universe with ecstasy. He slapped his hands
together like a warrior who is about to attack, and upon seeing this, the
wicked Kali fled in terror, fearing for his life. All souls were drowned in
happiness because of the dancing of Sri Gauranga [and Nityananda]. Seeing
such dancing, or even hearing of it, melts the hearts even of great atheists.
(Gitavali, Nagara-kirtana, 8)

5.10
jaya jaya nityananda, nityananda-rama
yanhara krpate painu vrndavana-dhama
jaya jaya nityananda, jaya krpa-maya
yanha haite painu rupa-sanatanasraya
yanha haite painu raghunatha-mahasaya
yanha haite painu sri-svarupa-asraya
sanatana-krpaya painu bhaktira siddhanta
sri-rupa-krpaya painu bhakti-rasa-pranta
jaya jaya nityananda-caranaravinda
yanha haite painu sri-radha-govinda

            All glory, all glory to Lord Nityananda Balarama, by whose mercy I
have attained shelter in the transcendental abode of Vrndavana. All glory,
all glory to the merciful Lord Nityananda, by whose mercy I have attained
shelter of Sri Rupa and Sanatana. By His mercy, I have attained the shelter
of the great Sri Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, and by His mercy I have found
the refuge of Sri Svarupa Damodara. By the mercy of Sanatana Gosvami I
have learned the final conclusions of devotional service, and by the grace of
Sri Rupa Gosvami I have tasted the highest nectar of devotional service.
All glory, all glory to the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda, by whose mercy I
have attained Sri Radha-Govinda.
(Cc. Adi. 5.200-204)

Nityananda is the Savior of the Most Fallen

5.11
jagai madhai haite muni se papistha
purisera kita haite muni se laghistha
mora nama sune yei tara punya ksaya
mora nama laya yei tara papa haya
emana nirghrna more keba krpa kare
eka nityananda vinu jagat bhitare
preme matta nityananda krpa-avatara
uttama, adhama, kichu na kare vicara
ye age padaye, tare karaye nistara
ataeva nistarila mo-hena duracara

            I am more sinful than Jagai and Madhai and even lower than the worms
in stool. Anyone who hears my name loses the results of his pious activities.
Whoever utters my name becomes sinful. Who in this world but Nityananda
could show His mercy to such an abominable person as me? Because He is
intoxicated by ecstatic love and is an incarnation of mercy, He does not dis-
tinguish between the good and the bad. He delivers all those who fall down
before Him. Therefore He has delivered such a sinful and fallen person as
me. (Cc. Adi 5.205-209)

Freedom from Anarthas and the Desire for Bhakti
is Strengthened by the Mercy of Nitai

5.12
samsarera para hai' bhaktira sagare
ye dubibe se bhajuk nitai-candere

            One who would cross over the ocean of material existence and swim in
the bhakti ocean should worship the lotus feet of Nityananda.
(Cb. Adi 1.77)

Nityananda is the Foremost Preacher

5.13
caitanyera adi-bhakta nityananda-raya
caitanyera yaso vaise yanhara jihvaya
aharnisa caitanyera katha prabhu kaya
tan're bhajile se caitanye bhakti haya

            Lord Caitanya's first and foremost devotee is Nityananda Raya. The
glories of Lord Caitanya are always on his tongue. Day and night Lord
Nityananda speaks only of Lord Caitanya. Whoever worships Him is a real
devotee of Sri Caitanya. (C.Bhag. Adi 9.217-218)

Nityananda mad About Serving Sri Caitanya

5.14
nityananda avadhuta sabate agala
caitanyera dasya-preme ha-ila pagala

            Nityananda, the wandering mendicant, is the foremost of all the ser-
vants of Lord Caitanya. He is like the gateway through which all service to
Lord Caitanya must pass. He became mad in the ecstasy of service to Lord
Caitanya. (Cc. Adi 6.48)

Those who Have no Faith that Gaura and Nitai
are Inseparable are Offenders and Atheists

5.15
dui bhai eka-tanu samana-prakasa
nityananda na mana, tomara habe sarva-nasa
ekete visvasa, anye na kara sammana
"ardha-kukkuti-nyaya" tomara pramana

            These two brothers (Gaura and Nitai) are like one body; they are iden-
tical manifestations. If you do not believe in Lord Nityananda, you will
down. If you have faith in one, but disrespect the other, your logic is like the
logic of accepting half a hen. (Cc. Adi 5.175,176)

Faith in Gaura Without Nitai, or Nitai Without Gaura,
is Flickering Faith and in Opposition to Pure Devotional Service

5.16
kimva, dooha na manina hao ta' pasanda
eke mani' are na mani, ei-mata bhanda

            It would be better to be an atheist by slighting both brothers than a
hypocrite by believing in one and slighting the other. (Cc. Adi 5.177)

Thus ends the Fifth Jewel of Gaudiya Kanthahara, entitled Nityananda-tattva.


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Guru Position Paper

Dear devotees,

Please accept our dandavat pranams. All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga.

Since the departure of our beloved Gurudeva, Nitya-lila pravista Om Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja, the Sannyasa Council in consultation with the members of the Bhakti Trust International, senior math commanders and eminent preachers, has begun the process of developing and codifying the principles and aims of our sanga, known as the International Pure Bhakti Yoga Society. Sri Guru is always present in his instructions and within the hearts of sincere disciples. We pray fervently that Srila Gurudeva guide us in our humble attempts to fulfill his mano bhista. Our discussions thus far have resulted in two papers that are being presented for your consideration.

Our Society, as envisioned by Srila Gurudeva, has many responsibilities and yet has a distinctive inclination towards encouraging individual initiative and decision making on the local level. The institution or society has as its primary responsibility, the preservation and teaching of the eternal spiritual principles conveyed by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu through our guru-parampara . The form that our society takes and any guidelines and bylaws that we may adopt, are meant to follow and uphold those principles.

Thus you will see in the two papers that are presented, that there is little in the way of rules and regulations. The topic is mostly guru-tattva and how we are responding to the complexities of that issue now that there are multiple devotees taking on that role within the same society. The emphasis is to clarify our spiritual relationships and our mutual goals. The processes by which we achieve these may be adjusted according to time, place and circumstance, as long as the original principles remain fixed as our guiding beacon.

The first paper on guru-tattva was written to be presented at the Vraja-mandala Parikrama of 2011. There were some issues that had not yet been discussed by the international body of sannyasis and senior devotees. We waited for those meetings to be concluded so that a summary of those discussions could be given at the same time. These meetings addressed the practical application of the guru-tattva paper based on the experiences gained and input received from members of the world-wide sanga over the last 9 months. The second paper is a summary of the meetings held in Govardhana during the parikrama in November, 2011.

These papers will certainly stimulate discussion and responses from devotees around the world. That is a good thing. Please keep the discussions philosophical and respectful. The discussions may center around guru-tattva or they may explore other areas of personal and sanga development. This is a challenging and exciting time. Let your voices be heard.

Aspiring for the service of Hari, Guru and Vaisnavas,

Swami BV Vaikhanas