suddhabhakti

  Manah-siksha Teachings to the Mind (from Prarthana) (1) nitai-pada-kamala, koti-candra-susitala je chayay jagata juray heno nitai bine bhai, radha-krishna paite nai dridha kori’ dharo nitair pay (2) se sambandha nahi ja’r, britha janma gelo ta’r sei pasu boro duracar nitai na bolilo mukhe, majilo samsara-sukhe vidya-kule ki koribe tar (3) ahankare matta hoiya, nitai-pada pasariya asatyere satya kori mani nitaiyer koruna habe, braje radha-krishna pabe dharo nitai-carana du’khani (4) nitaiyer carana satya, tahara sevaka nitya nitai-pada sada koro asa narottama boro dukhi, nitai more koro sukhi rakho ranga-caranera pasa Translation: (1)  The lotus feet of Lord Nityananda are a shelter where one will get the soothing moonlight not only of one, but of millions of moons. If the world wants to have real peace, it should take shelter of Lord Nityananda.  Unless one takes shelter under the shade of the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda, it will be very difficult for him  to app...

  vande 'nantadbhutaisvaryam sri-nityanandam isvaram yasyechchhaya tat-svarupam ajnenapi nirupyate (Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita: Adi-lila, 5.1) Let me offer my obeisances to the Supreme Lord Sri Nityananda Prabhu, whose opulence is wonderful and unlimited. By His divine will, even a fool can understand His identity.  sankarsanah karana-toya-sayi garbhoda-sayi cha payobdhi-sayi sesas cha yasyamsa-kalah sa nitya- nandakhya-ramah saranam mamastu (Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita: Adi-lila, 1.7) Maha-Sankarsana, the predominating Deity of Vaikuntha who is the foundation of spiritual and material existence, Karanodakasayi Visnu, who presides upon the Causal Ocean of the cosmic manifestation, Garbhodakasayi Visnu, who presides over the waters of universal creation within an individual universe, Ksirodakasayi Visnu, who lies on the ocean of milk and maintains the existence of all individual souls within a single universe, and Sesa Naga, who assumes innumerable forms in order to satisfy the ...