Re: Sri Nagara-kirtana Kirtana in the City

Nityaananda!!!Gauranga!!! Hare Krishnal!!! All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Guru parampara!!!

Lord Nityananda's Marketplace of the Holy Name

(Dalaler Gita "The Song of the Broker" or Khoda Nitai from Vaisnava-Siddhanta-Mala)

by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

(1)

boro sukher khabor gai
surabhi-kunjete namer hat khuleche / khoda nitai

I am singing news of the greatest happiness! In the grove of Navadvipa known as Surabhi Kunja, the Marketplace of the Holy Name has now been opened -- and Lord Nityananda Himself is the Proprietor.

(2)

boro mojar katha tay
sraddha-mulye suddha-nama sei hatete bikay

Such wonderful things are going on in that blissful marketplace! Sri Nityananda Prabhu is selling the pure Holy Name wholesale, merely for the price of one's faith.

(3)

jata bhakta-brnda basi'
adhikari dekhe' nama becche daro kasi'

Seeing the assembly of devotees eagerly waiting to purchase the Name, Lord Nityananda first examines each of them to test their qualification; then He sells them the Name by bargaining for His price accordingly.

(4)

jadi nama kinbe, bhai
amar sange calo, mahajaner kache jai

O my dear friends! If you really want to buy this pure Holy Name, then just come along with me, for I am now going to meet with this Nityananda Mahajana.

(5)

tumi kinbe krsna-nama
dasturi loibo ami, p�rna ha'be kama

Thus, you will finally be able to acquire the pure Holy Name. I will also take my due commission, and in this way all three of us will fulfill our desires.

(6)

boro doyal nityananda
sraddha-matra lo'ye den parama-ananda

Sri Nityananda Prabhu is so extraordinarily merciful, accepting only one's faith in the Holy Name, He bestows the topmost divine bliss.

(7)

ek-bar dekhle cakse jal
'gaura' bole' nitai den sakala sambal

When Nitai sees a tear welling in someone's eye upon chanting the name of Gaura, He instantly gives His support to that person; indeed, He bestows all divine opulences.

(8)

den suddha krsna-siksa
jati, dhana, vidya, bala na kore apeksa

He gives that person genuine realization of the pure teachings of Sri Krishna as found in the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. While displaying all this inconceivable mercy, He pays no attention to one's caste, material wealth, mundane knowledge, or physical ability.

(9)

amani chade maya-jal
grhe thako, bane thako, na thake janjal

Now, dear friends, please reject all of maya's entangling snares. If you are a householder, then just remain at your home; if you are renounced, then just live in the forest. Either way, nothing more will trouble you.

(10)

ar naiko kalir bhoy
acandale den nama nitai doyamoy

We no longer need to fear the terrible Age of Quarrel, for the most merciful Lord Nityananda gives the Holy Name to anyone and everyone -- even to the lowest among men.

(11)

bhaktivinoda daki' koy
nitai-carana bina ar nahi asroy

Bhaktivinoda loudly calls out and proclaims to all: "OTHER THAN THE LOTUS FEET OF LORD NITYANANDA, THERE IS NO SHELTER!"

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Re: Nama-hatta

dandavats respected vaisnavas.

dear Srinath I openly share knowledge or realization.

What I have posted is in-complete and full of defects. If someone can correct it I would be happy.

Spiritual Knowledge is not material it is coming from the higher plain. and I found this nectar in some old files on my computer.

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Re: how to defeat the Atheist

Dear prabhu,

      Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! My pranams!

      You can take a look at "life comes from life" of Srila Prabhupada, it is an excellent book that defeats all these misconceptions. A non-existent entity is inconceivable by any means, so if God is non-existent, it would not be impossible to even think of Him what to speak of writing so many scriptures and discussing about Him either positively or negatively. The very fact that atheists talk about God means He exists or else what will they talk about?

Your servant,
Srinath

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Re: Good method for achieving concentration in japa

Dear Mihir,

      Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! My humble pranams.
 
      This is quite good, but even better is to meditate on a picture of the divine Lordships and meditate on each and every part starting from their lotus feet and moving upwards. However silent japa of the holy names as practiced in Authentic Silent Meditation is the best method to calm the mind and enjoy very deep chanting as it doesn't require one to force the mind to meditate on the names, rather simply one has to follow the natural thought vibration of the names all the way back to the subtlest platform and then beyond to the spiritual platform. This happens on its own by simply noting the awareness of the names in the mind, therefore it is gives exceptional results, as we surrender our ego and simply let the holy name carry us throughout. I mentioned this before, and I again reiterate what I said. It is the most effective type.

Your humble servant,
Srinath

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Re: Sri Nagara-kirtana Kirtana in the City

Dear devotees,

       Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! Also add on the song, "Khoda Nitaai!"

Srinath

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Re: Nama-hatta

Dear prabhu,

      Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! Please accept my respectful obeisances!

      Thank you so much. It�s incredible. This is way beyond what I could have thought of and what I deserve. Thank you for giving such a nice reply for my insignificant request. Once again I fall at your feet and if I have ever offended you or the other Vaisnavas, I beg your forgiveness so that I may reciprocate with whatever little service I can offer. I found the Thank You button inadequate to convey my feelings.

Your unworthy servant,
Srinath

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Re: how to defeat the Atheist

If you found a clock and examined the mechanism within it, you would probably think that this intricate mechanism was not the outcome of mere chance, that it had been designed.

Now look at the universe; is it possible that such an intricate mechanism, from the orbits of planets round the sun to the cells in your fingernails could all have happened by chance? Surely, this enormously complex mechanism has been designed, and the being that designed it must be God.

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