Chanting Lord Nityananda’s name.

All the devotees with shouts of joy welcomed the coming of Lord Nityananda to Navadvipa. Who can describe the unlimited qualities of Lord Nityananda Prabhu, the one who had the potency to break the sannyasa stick of Lord Caitanya? Lord Nityananda is so merciful that anyone who chants His name becomes purified. Even a gross materialist, an ignorant or fallen person, can cross over this ocean of material nescience, if he simply chants Lord Nityananda�s name. His Holy Name is capable of purifying the entire material creation. Nandana Acarya Prabhu was more than happy to have Lord Nityananda Prabhu stay in his house, and he looked after Him with great care.
Whoever hears Lord Nityananda�s pastimes of coming to Navadvipa will be blessed with krishna-prema. Lord Visvambhara heard of Lord Nityananda�s arrival in Navadvipa, and He felt great joy within. Earlier, Lord Caitanya had given indications of Lord Nityananda�s arrival to the Vaishnavas, but they could not understand the import. The Lord had told them, �A great personality will come to Navadvipa within a few days.�
Lord Gauracandra worshiped Lord Vishnu in His temple, and then quickly went to meet all the devotees. He told them, �Last night I had a wonderful dream. A chariot came and stood in front of my door. The chariot�s flag had a palm leaf drawn on it. This chariot was meant to carry one from this temporary material existence to the absolute reality. Within the chariot was a colossal figure, He carried a plough on His large shoulders, He was moving about as if He were restless. In His left hand, He carried a renunciate�s water pot, which was wrapped over by cane reeds. Both His upper cloth, and lower dress were blue. A beautiful earring pierced His left earlobe. His whole appearance and demeanour indicated that He was Lord Balarama. Upon speaking, He repeated a question at least ten or twenty times saying, �Does this house not belong to Nimai Pandita?�
�Never before have I seen such a formidable looking mendicant. I felt great respect for this person and I asked, �I see that You are a great personality. Who are You?� Smiling, He replied, �I am Your brother. Tomorrow we shall get to know each other.� His words increased My delight and I began to feel that He and I were the same person.�
In the middle of the narration, the Lord went into an ecstatic trance, and entering into the mood of Lord Balarama, He began to roar and shout loudly, �Bring Me wine, bring Me wine.� His thundering voice seemed to burst the eardrums. Srivasa Pandita said, �Listen dear Lord, the wine that You desire is to be received from only You; therefore, mercifully distribute your wine so that You and all may partake of its ecstasy!� The devotees, a little afraid and trembling at seemingly uncontrolled mood of the Lord, stayed at a distance from the Lord, thinking to themselves, �Certainly, there must be a great reason for this manifestation.�

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