Dear devotees,
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! My humble pranams!
There are lots of references to Gaura naam, but comparitively very few to Nitaai naam. Only the very choicest verses directly indicate him in all known scriptures. The majority are indirect references. Why is this?
The answer is that Nityananda is very, very confidential. His mercy is so great and so unique that it is not obtained easily even by liberated souls, although it is the ultimate solution for the material world.
Nitaai, his names, pastimes, forms, abodes, qualities and servants are all very confidential even to the scriptures. This is because the humility of Lord Nitaai is so much that he keeps Himself hidden behind Lord Gauranga in every possible way always wishing to be the servitor Godhead.
Vrindavana Dasa Thakura has himself said
Text 134 Even a merchant, or a lowly person, or a fool who chants Lord Nityananda's name becomes able to purify the entire world.
Text 169 In this incarnation of the Lord some people sing the names of Lord Chaitanya, but when they hear the name of Lord Nityananda, they jump up and run away.
Text 170 They are like persons who worship Lord Krishna but do not honor Lord Siva. These sinners go to Yamaraja's abode.
Text 171 In this incarnation Lord Nityananda is carefully hidden. Only if Lord Chaitanya Himself reveals Him can anyone see Lord Nityananda.
Text 172 Persons who, not understanding the truth, blaspheme Lord Chaitanya or Lord Nityananda find great obstacles blocking their progress in devotional service to Lord Vishnu
In these verses it is totally revealed the reason for the incredible confidentiality of Nitaai naam. In Adi Khanda Chapter 1, Vrindavana Dasa Thakur says, "Now days some impersonalists claim in which scripture are Lord Balarama's pastimes descirbed?",
Indirectly he indicates that those ignorant of Lord Nitaai's glory will challenge where his names and glories, form, qualities, abode and pastimes are described. When Haridasa who was Prahlada and Brahma and Shrivasa who was Narada went to look for Nitaai, they could not find him even despite their powers. They taught us a lesson that no one can find Nitaai by their own seeking processes, scholarship, Vedic knowledge, speculation, or any effort from ourselves.
But Lord Gauranga is always eager to reveal the glories of Lord Nitaai even against Lord Nityananda's will. Only He can reveal He who keeps himself so hidden. He goes into total ecstasy on hearing the name 'Nityananda'. It is Lord Nityananda who is the object of Lord Gaura's love.
Throughout Chaitanya Bhagavata and Chaitanya Chaitamrta it is Lord Gauranga who time and again and yet again, reveals Nityananda's true glories to everyone. Lord Gauranga just wants us to show a little humility and a little particle of real faith in Lord Nityananda and he immediately makes all arrangements to reveal all of Lord Nityananda.
The two Lordships are ready to dive headlong into the hearts of even the materially fallen souls, liberated or not, and arrange their spiritual progress just for chanting "Nityananda" a few times. Even the liberated souls hanker for this type of mercy and those who chant "Nitaai! I am yours" are saved. Whatever happens to them externally, on the absolute platform, their place in the Lord's party has been secured and they will be inspired to attain it somehow or the other. They may keep trying to deviate, but even the most unexpected or dull moments in their life can re-inspire them to come back, just because Lord Nityananda arranged it so.
Our movement which has openly declared the chanting of Nityaanada naam is possible only due to the mercy of Lord Gauranga. Without Lord Chaitanya's mercy, no one can even know of Lord Nityananda's glories. Those who chant Nityananda Gauranga are very fortunate to have received the special mercy of Lord Gauranga which he offered only to his own circle. Even one devotee who takes the name of Nityananda immediately gets all the record breaking mercy and can deliver the entire universe.
How can I even write the feelings of gratitude I sometimes feel for those who have revealed this treasure to me? Words are not sufficient. I consider myself to be a most worthless fool and I am sooooo grateful to you for giving this very rare mercy to souls like myself and I pray that I should sincerely remain a humble and sincere servant of your lotus feet always.
Daaso'smi,
Srinath
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