Nityananda Gauranga naam from Gaudiya Gita Guccha

Respected Vaisnavas,

      Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! An exciting find! Two poems on Nitaai Gaura Naama! The name of one poem is actually Nitaai Gaura Naam.

     Kaha Na Gaura Katha

Shrila Narahari Sarakara

mana re! kaha na gaura katha
gaurera nama, amiyara dhama, piriti murati data (1)

O mind! Speak only about Gaura. Gaura�s name is the abode of nectar, and the
worshipable bestower of unnatojjvala-prema.

sayane gaura, svapane gaura, gaura nayanera tara
jivane gaura, marane gaura, gaura galara hara (2)

In sleeping � Gaura, in dreaming � Gaura. Gaura is the star of my eyes. In life � Gaura,
at the time of death � Gaura. Gaura�s name is the precious necklace I wear around my
neck!

hiyara majhare, gauranga rakhiya, virale basiya raba
manera sadhete, se rupa-cadere, nayane nayane thoba (3)

Keeping Gauranga inside my heart, I will sit alone and fix my mind on His enchanting
moon-like form. I will gaze in His eyes and become absorbed in His beauty.

gaura vihane, na vashchi parane, gaura ka�rechi sara
gaura baliya, jauka jivane, kichu na cahiba ara (4)

Without Gaura I cannot live. Gaura is my everything. I pray to give up my life taking
the name of Gaura � I ask for nothing else.

gaura gamana, gaura gathana, gaura mukhera hasi
gaura-piriti, gaura murati, hiyaya rahala pasi (5)

Gaura�s movements, Gaura�s nature, Gaura�s smiling face, Gaura�s love, Gaura�s full
form � all enter my heart.

gaura dharama, gaura karama, gaura vedera sara
gaura carane, parana sampinu, gaura karibena para (6)

Gaura is my dharma, Gaura is the object of my karma, Gaura is the essence of the
Vedas. I surrender my life at Gaura�s lotus feet. It is Gaura who will take me across (the
ocean of material existence).

gaura sabada, gaura sampada, jahara hiyaya jage
narahari dasa, tahara carane, satata sarana mage (7)

Gaura is the essential sound vibration and wealth for that person in whose heart He
manifests. Narahari dasa always prays to take shelter at the feet of such a person.

AND ALSO

Nitai-Gaura-Nama
Shrila Locana dasa Thakura

nitai-gaura-nama, anandera dhama, jei jana nahi laya
tare yama-raya, dhare la�ye jaya, narake dubaya taya (1)

The holy names of Nitai and Gaura are the abode of all jubilation. Those who never
utter these names are taken by Yama Maharaja and immersed in the hellish planets.

tulasira hara, na pare je chara, yamalaye vasa ta�ra
tilaka dharana, na kare je jana, vrithaya janama ta�ra (2)

Those who never wear tulasi neckbeads take their permanent residence in the abode
of Yama Maharaja, and those who never adorn their foreheads with tilaka live their
lives in vain.

na laya harinama, vidhi ta�re vama, pamara pashanda-mati
vaishnava-sevana, na kare je jana, ki ha�be tahara gati (3)

Those who never chant harinama have an unfavorable destiny. They are fallen and
their stone-like hearts are filled with deceit. And what will be the destination of those
who never serve the Vaishnavas?

guru-mantra sara, kara ei bara, vrajete haibe vasa
tamo-guna ja�be, sattva-guna pa�be, haibe krishnera dasa (4)

Now the time has come to receive diksha from Shri Guru. If one chants these mantras
carefully, one will come to live in Vraja forever. The mode of ignorance will go,
goodness will come in the heart, and one will become the eternal servant of Krishna.

e dasa locana, bale anukshana, (nitai) gaura-guna gao sukhe
ei rase ja�ra, rati na haila, cuna kali ta�ra mukhe (5)

This Locana dasa instructs everyone to always chant Gaura-Nitai�s holy names. Those
who have no affection for gaura-rasa will be publicly defamed � their faces will be
covered with lime and black tar.

Daaso'smi,
Srinath

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