Monday, June 22, 2009
Re: Shri Chaitanya Bhagavata Verses about Nitaai Gaura Naama
Dear Devotees,
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! My humble pranams
In conclusion, this is Sri Chaitanya Bhagavata's opinion on chanting the names of Nityananda and Gauranga as written in the Chapter Summary by Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada himself :
"One day when under the order of Śri Advaita Ācārya all the devo�tees began to glorify the names, qualities, and pastimes of the incar�nation of Lord Caitanya, the Ācārya began to dance and roar loudly. The Ācārya began to dance with the devotees while chanting a song He personally composed about Lord Caitanya. When Mahāprabhu heard the sound of klrtana and came there, the devotees under the leadership of Advaita Ācārya began to glorify Lord Caitanya's names, forms, qualities, and pastimes even more enthusiastically. To protect the mission of His covered incarnation, Mahāprabhu, who is the teacher of all living entities and who accepted the mood of a devotee, left that place and returned to His residence to enact the pastime of going to bed in an angry mood. The devotees headed by Śrīvāsa went to the Lord's residence, and Mahāprabhu indicated that His identity in His covered incarnation was to remain concealed. In response, Śrīvāsa made a gesture of trying to cover the sun with his two hands to show that by covering a self-manifested object it could never re�main hidden. In fact, even if it were possible to cover the sun with one's hands, it was not possible for Lord Caitanya to remain hidden, for His glories were spread throughout the entire world. At that time, innumerable devotees from various provinces suddenly arrived there glorifying the names, forms, qualities, and pastimes of the incarna�tion of Śri Caitanya and thereby substantiated the words of Śrivāsa. As a result, Mahāprabhu enhanced the glories of His devotee by ac�cepting defeat.
The science of Śrī Krsna Caitanya's position as the origin of all incarnations is accepted through disciplic succession. When He is accepted by personalities like Śrī Advaita and Śrī Nityānanda as the source of all incarnations, and when He exhibits the special charac�teristics found only in Lord Krsna, then to not accept Him as the Supreme Personality of Godhead but to consider Him as something else is nothing but atheism."
Therefore in the end the opinion of Sri Chaitanya Bhagavata, which is the last word as far as Nityananda Gauranga are concerned, and all the scriptures is that anyone who objects to the chanting of the names of Nityananda Gauranga is bewildered by maya and ignorant of the real truth of Nitai-Gaura, the most merciful Lordships and the original cause of all other expansions.
Those who chant the names of Nityananda Gauranga fully know their powers and have no doubts. But those who have not chanted and simply try to approach with theoretical knowledge alone are always vulnerable to doubts. Sugar is sweet is a fact that can be realized only by placing a sugar cube in one's mouth and not otherwise.
Therefore if anyone has any type of doubt regarding Nityananda Gauranga naam, then our answer is that they must first read Chaitanya Bhagavata and Navadvipa Dham Mahatmya before coming to any wrong conclusions on this matter. All doubts about Nityananda Gauranga naam arise only because one has not carefully studied and understood the teachings of the scriptures. We therefore request all devotees not to have any further doubts and simply welcome the Lordships Nityananda Gauranga into your heart with love along with Hare Krishna and see the truth for yourself. With this very long series of articles, we end this presentation and await the day when Bhaktivinode's prediction of the day when the whole world with all philosophical paths and faiths will ultimately find its way to the sankirtana of Lord Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Jaya Bhaktivinode!
Daaso'smi,
Srinath
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