Shri Nityanandastaka

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Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krsna All glories to Swami Gaurangapada! All glories to Shrila Prabhupada!

With causeless mercy of Srilla Vrindavana dasa Thakura everyone who read this wonderfull prayer to Lord Nityananda will be blessed and Lord Nityananda will place His two lotus feet in the heart of devotee! Therefore let us read and chant glories of Nitaicandra! Jaya Srila Vrindavana dasa Thakura! Jaya Nitaai Naam!


Sri-Nityanandastaka
Eight Prayers Glorifying Lord Nityananda
by Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura

Text 1

sarac-candra-bhrantim sphurad-amala-kantim gaja-gatim
hari-premonmattam dhata-parama-sattvam smita-mukham
sada ghurnan-netram kara-kalita-vetram kali-bhidam
bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

I worship Lord Nityananda, the limitless root of the tree of devotional service, who is pure and splendid as the autumn moon, who walks as gracefully as majestic elephant, who is maddened with pure love of Krsna, who is the Absolute Truth, who smiles, whose eyes are always rolling, who holds a staff in His hand, and who breaks the power of the age of Kali.

Text 2

rasanam agaram svajana-gana-sarvasvam atulam
tadiyaika-prana-pramita-vasudha-jahnava-patim
sada-premonmadam param aviditam manda-manasam
bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

I worship Lord Nityananda, the limitless root of the tree of devotional service, who is the abode of the mellows of devotional service, to whom no one can be compared, who is His devotees' life-treasure, who is the Lord of Jahnava-devi and Vasudha-devi, who both think Him more dear than life, who is always maddened with pure love of Krsna, and whom the unintelligent non-devotees cannot understand is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.

Text 3

sacisunu-presham nikhila-jagad-istam sukha-mayam
kalau majjaj-jivoddharana-karanoddhama-karunam
harer akhyanad va bhava-jaladhi-garvonnati-haram
bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

I worship Lord Nityananda, the limitless root of the tree of devotional service, who is very dear to the son of Saci-dev, who is worshiped by the entire universe, and who by chanting the name of Lord Hari mercifully rescues the souls drowning in the age of Kali and crushes the pride of the ocean of repeated birth and death.

Text 4

aye bhratar nrnam kali-kalusinam kim nu bhavita
tatha pr?yascittam racaya yad-anayasata ime
vrajanti tvam ittham saha bhagavata mantrayati yo
bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

I worship Lord Nityananda, the limitless root of the tree of devotional service, who said to Lord Caitanya, "O Brother, the people will become infected by the sins of Kali-yuga. How will they atone for them? Please give them a way easily to approach You. "

Text 5

yathesam re bhratah kuru hari-hari-dhvanam anisam
tato vah samsarambubdhi-tarana-dayo mayi laget
idam bahu-sphotair atati ratayanyah pratigrham
bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

I worship Lord Nityananda, the limitless root of the tree of devotional service, who went to each house and raised His arms, saying, "O brother, if you will, please constantly chant the Holy Name of Lord Hari. If you do this, you will become free from the ocean of repeated birth and death. Please give this gift of your liberation to me. "

Text 6

balat samsarambhonidhi-harana-kumbhodbhavam aho
satam sreyah-sindhunnati-kumuda-bandhum samuditam
khala-sreni-sphurjit-timira-hara-surya-prabham aham
bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

I worship Lord Nityananda, the limitless root of the tree of devotional service, who is an Agastya Muni forcibly swallowing the ocean of repeated birth and death, who is a rising full moon expanding the ocean of the saintly devotees' welfare, and who is a blazing sun extinguishing the darkness that is the community of demons.

Text 7

natantam gayantam harim anuvadantam pathi pathi
vrajantam pasyantam svam api na dayantam jana-ganam
prakurvantam santam sakaruna-drg-antam prakalanad
bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

I worship Lord Nityananda, the limitless root of the tree of devotional service, who traveled on every path, dancing, singingthe names of Lord Hari, and mercifully glancing at the people.

Text 8

su-bibhranam bhratuh kara-sarasijam komalatara
mitho vaktralokocchalita-paramananda-hrdayam
bhramantam madhuryair ahaha madayanta pura-janan
bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kanda niravadhi

I worship Lord Nityananda, the limitless root of the tree of devotional service, who wandered here and there, delighting the townspeople with His sweetness, and whose heart became filled with bliss when he held His brother's (Lord Caitanya) gentle lotus hand and They gazed into each other's face.

Text 9

rasanam adharam rasika-vara-sad-vaisnava-dhanam
rasagaram saram patita-tati-taram smaranatah
param nityanandastakam idam apurvam pathati yah
tad-anghri-dvandvabjam sphuratu nitaram tasya hrdaye

May Lord Nityananda place His two lotus feet in the heart of one who who reads this unprecedented Nityanandastaka, which is the abode of the mellows of devotional service, the great treasure of the great devotees that know what is really sweet, the abode of sweetness, and the savior the memory of which delivers the fallen souls.