Sn-Nityanandastaka

Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura

sarac ca-ndra bh-rantim sphurad am-ala ka-ntim gaj a ga-timhari pr-emonmattam dhrta pa-rama sat-tvam smita mu-kham

sadaghurnan ne-tram kara ka-2ita vet-ram ka2i bh-idambhaj e nityanandam bhaj ana tar-u ka-ndam niravadhi

I worship Lord Ni tyananda, the l imi t less root of the tree of devotional service.As He walks with the grace of a majestic elephant, His pure, splendid beautyshines 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 inapparent intoxication, He carries a stick in His hand [in the mood of a cowherdboyj, and He breaks the power of the Age of Kali .

rasanam agaram svajana gana -sarv-asvam atulam

tadiyaika pran-a pram-ita vasu-dha jahnava patim­sada prem-onmadam param aviditam manda mana-sam

bhaj e nityanandam bhaj ana taru -kand-am niravadhi

I worship Lord Ni tyananda, the l imi t less root of the tree of devotional service.He is the abode of the mellows of devotional service, and no one can becompared to Him. He is the be-all and end-all for His devotees, and the husbandof Vasudha and Jahnava, to whom He is more dear than l ife i tself. Because He is

always maddened with pure love for Krsna, the foolish nondevotees cannotunderstand that He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself .

saci sunu p-restha-m nikhila jagad istam s-ukha mayam­kalau majj aj jivoddh-arana karano-ddama karuna-m

harer akhyanad va bhava jaladhi garvonn-ati haram­

bhaj e nityanandam bhaj ana taru ka-ndam -niravadhi

I worship Lord Ni tyananda, the l imi t less root of the tree of devotional service.He is very dear to the son of Sacz-devz and is worshiped by the entire universe.Out of His great mercy He chants the holy name of Lord Hari , thus rescuing thesouls drowning in the age of Kali and crushing the pr ide of the ocean ofrepeated birth and death.

aye bhratar ninam ka2i ka2usinam -kim nu bhavitatatha prayascittam racaya yad anayasata -ime

vraj anti tvam ittham saha bhagavata mantrayati yo

bhaj e nityanandam bhaj ana t-aru kandam niravadhi

I worship Lord Ni tyananda, the l imi t less root of the tree of devotional service.

He said to Lord Caitanya, "0 brother, the people are all becoming infected by

the sins of Kali-yuga. How wil l they atone for these sins? Please give them a wayto easily approach You."

yathestham re bhratah kuru hari ha-ri dh-vanam anisamtato vah samsarambudhi tar-ana da-yo mayi laget

idam bahu sph-otair atati ratayan yah pratigrhambhaj e nityanandam bhaj ana tar-u kan-dam niravadhi

I worship Lord Ni tyananda, the l imi t less root of the tree of devotional service.He went to each house in Bengal and, raising His arms, said, " 0 brother, if you

will, please constantly chant athe holy name of Lord Hari . If you do th is, youwill become free from the ocean of repeated a death. Please give Me this gift of

your liberation."

balat samsarambhonidhi hara-na kumb-hodbhavam aho

satam srey ah sindh-unnati kumu-da band-hum samudi tamkhala sreni -sphu-rj it timir-a hara -surya -prab-ham aham

bhaj e nityanandam bhaj ana taru -kand-am niravadhi

I worship Lord Ni tyananda, the l imi t less root of the tree of devotional service.He is the Agastya Muni who forcibly swal lows the ocean of repated death. He isa rising full moon (fr iend of the night-blooming lotus) who expands the ocean of

the saintly devotees' good fortune. He is the blazing sun who ext inguishes thedarkness of the community of demons.

natantam gayantam harim anuvadantam pathi pathivraj antam pasyantam svam api na dayantam j ana ganam­

prakurvantam santam sa karuna -drg ant-am p-rakalanadbhaj e nityanandam bhaj ana taru ka-ndam -niravadhi

I worship Lord Ni tyananda, the l imi t less root of the tree of devotional service.He traveled on every path, dancing, singing the names of Lord Hari, anddescribing His glories. Without considering His own interests, He was mercifulto the people, and He cast upon them His merc i fu l s idelong glance.

su bibhranam -bhratuh kara sarasij am -komalatarammitho vaktra2okoccha2ita paraman-anda hrdayam­

bhramantam madhuryair ahaha madayantam pura janan

bhaj e nityanandam bhaj ana t-aru kandam niravadhi

I worship Lord Ni tyananda, the l imi t less 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 withTheir sweet beauty. They both became fi l led with bl iss when They gazed upon

each other's lotus faces.

rasanam adharam rasika va-ra sa-d va-isnava dh-anam

rasagaram saram patita tat-i tar-am smaranatahparam nityanandastakam idam apurvam pathati yah

tad an-ghri dva-ndvabj am sphuratu nitaram tasya hrdaye

These eight verses glorifying Lord Ni tyananda are the abode of the mellows ofdevotional service, and they are the wealth of the pure devotees expert atrelishing those mellows. All the fal len, condit ioned souls can get liberation justby remembering them. These verses are very excellent, transcendental, andunprecedented. May the two lotus feet of Lord Ni tyananda appear eternally inthe hearts of those who read these verses and remember the Lord.