Re: The Marks on Lord Nityananda's Holy Lotus Feet

Respected Swamiji, Hadai Prabhu and all Vaisnavas,

     Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! All glories to the guru parampara!

     Please accept my respectful obeisances!

     My sincere request is that this realisation be posted on Hadai Nityananda Dasa's naam bhajana blog page. Its a very worthy addition.

     This is one of Hadai Prabhu's earlier realisations that was published several months ago. It was very beautiful and it is has a special place for me as well because at the time he had got this realisation, I was busy trying to find out the meanings for the various marks on the Lord's feet. We had been discussing that and we came to a point where we discussed the difference between the appearance of the Jambu phala marks on Lord Gauranga and Lord Nityananda's feet and I had asked him on this and to my astonishing surprise I got this answer from his realisation. 

    It is very closely associated with the descriptions of Jambudvipa in the 5th canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam, particularly the description of Jambudvipa.

      The meaning of those marks are that Lord Nityananda and Lord Gauranga are the ultimate worshippable deities of all living entities on earth and the whole universe, including the greatest demigods Lord Brahma, Lord Siva, Indra, etc..

    The wordly meaning is only a description of the universal structure, but at its heart it contains a completely devotional meaning ultimately reaching to Lord Nityananda and Lord Gauranga that is not apparent to any mundane mind or vision.

Lord Nityananda answered him directly and me indirectly. That was the second time I actually felt that Lord Nityananda was actually directing me along the path of loving devotion (the first was the effect I had when I first chanted the mantrarajas) and I could feel his presence through the transparent medium of Hadai Prabhu, one of the greatest devotees I have met. It was too astonishing to describe. How would you feel if Lord Nityananda appeared and told you, "Look this is the deeper meaning to this.."??? It was indirect, but he had personally replied all the same!

      My sincere request is that this realisation be posted on Hadai Nityananda Dasa's naam bhajana blog page as it is a very deep and confidential one that cannot be even remotely hinted to the mundane scholars and those who are devoid of pure bhakti.  No amount of logic, no amount of knowledge, nothing at all would have even given a hint as to the very beautiful and very confidential meaning.....I mean, just how many people can trace out a relationship between the Vedic descriptions of the earthly planetary system, the marks on the Lord's feet and the most sublime meaning which goes on to reach the pure ocean of nectar that is pure bhakti? No one can do that.

      The Srimad Bhagavatam is bhakti and bhakti in and out. Someone may ask why Sukadeva Gosvami has described the structure of the universe and what has that to do with pure bhakti, but actually everything is only devotional.

         I quote the reference as SB 5.16.7 to SB 5.16.19.

      This realisation caused a cascade of insights in me and I realised that in a very confidential manner,  Lord Nityananda and Lord Caitanya are actually all over the Bhagavatam, but very deeply hidden. The Srimad Bhagavatam describes them in very confidential terms in its verses. We can understand the confidential meanings of the Srimad Bhagavatam verses related to Lord Nityananda and Lord Gauranga only by the Lord and his devotees mercy.

       Take for example the atmarama verse in the Srimad Bhagavatam (1.7.10).

       suta uvaca
atmaramas ca munayo
nirgrantha apy urukrame
kurvanty ahaitukim bhaktim
ittham-bhuta-guno harih

“All different varieties of atmaramas, especially those established on the path of self-realization, though freed from all kinds of material bondage, desire to render unalloyed devotional service unto the Personality of Godhead. This means that the Lord possesses transcendental qualities and therefore can attract everyone, including liberated souls.”

    Actually at a deeper level this verse indicates Lord Gauranga and Lord Nityananda and also it indicates Radha Krishna and whatever descriptions that are there in the Caitanya Caritamrta and Caitanya Bhagavata. Its too elaborate to describe here. But I will try to tell you the insight I got in this short note :

    The Lord is the supreme atmarama, always self-blissful. But he relishes that bliss in the forms of the Loving exchanges between Radha and Krishna. Along with that he becomes so attracted by his own qualities that he takes the form of Lord Gauranga and relishes himself. Such are the transcendental qualities of the Lord. Lord Nityananda and Gauranga are one in identity, only different in appearance.   Lord Nityananda, the supreme Personality of Godhead Balarama is always maddened with Gaura prema and Krishna prema.

     Its a very wonderful meaning for which I or anyone can liberally weep tears of bliss and love, along with a whole cascade of beautiful emotions.

     NITYANANDA! GAURANGA! HARE KRISHNA!

Daaso'smi,

Srinath

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