Dear Vaishnavas,
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! My pranams! All verses have been sorted in order. Here is the updated list. It is enough to read this post alone as it covers all the above :
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! Here are all the slokas from the CB on Nityaananda
Gauraanga naam I could find. It is my realization that anyone who has any doubt about Nitaai
Gaura Naam should read the Chaitanya Bhagavata -- then all will become clear. Jaya Chaitanya
Bhagavata! Jaya Vrindavana Das Thakura! Jaya Nityananda Gauranga!
Adi Khanda has few direct references. So I included even indirect ones.
Adi Chapter 1
Text 7 Then I offer my respectful obeisances to Shri Krishna Chaitanya, the Supreme
Personality of Godhead. He incarnated the town of Navadvipa, and He is named
"Visvambhara".
Indirect mention:
Text 18 Lord Chaitanya becomes a friend and a help to one who hears or sings Lord
Nityananda's glories.
Text 19 Siva and Parvati find great bliss in Lord Nityananda. On their tongues are pure and
eloquent words glorifying Lord Nityananda.
Text 52 Bearing his stringed instrument, the tumburu, on his shoulders, the great sage Narada
Muni always glorifies Lord Ananta. Narada Muni has composed many transcendental verses in
praise of the Lord.*
Texts 62-63 If we simply try to engage in the congregational chanting of the glories of Lord
Anantadeva, the dirty things in our hearts, accumulated during many births, will immediately be
washed away. Therefore a Vaishnava never loses an opportunity to glorify Anantadeva.*
Text 64 Lord Anantadeva is known as Sesha (the unlimited end, because He ends our passage
through this material world. Simply by chanting His glories, everyone can be liberated.*
Text 69 To this very day Lord Ananta continues to chant the glories of Shri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu, and still He finds no end to them.*
Text 77 Anyone who desires to cross to the farther shore of the ocean of birth and death, and
then dive into the ocean of devotional service, should worship Lord Nityananda Candra.
Text 78 Before the feet of the Vaishnavas I place my my heart's desire: May I worship Lord
Balarama birth after birth.
Text 79 As "dvija", "vipra", and "brahmana" are different names for the same kind of person,
so the names "Nityananda", "Ananta", and "Baladeva" all refer to the same Supreme Person.
Adi Chapter 2
Text 131 In this way Lord Balarama, who is an ocean of mercy and the giver of devotional
service, descended to this world and assumed the name `Nityananda'.
Adi Chapter 3
Text 26 "I am fortunate to read this infant's horoscope. His name will be `Visvambhara'.
Text 27 "The people will call this boy `Navadvipacandra' (the moon of Navadvipa). Please
know that He will be spiritual bliss personified."
Adi Chapter 4
Text 46 After consulting among themselves, the learned scholars decided on an appropriate
name for the boy.
Text 47 They said, "As soon as this boy was born, famine ended in the land and the farmers
were blessed with rain.
Text 48 "The earth again became happy and prosperous, as if Lord Narayana Himself was
protecting the earth.
Text 49 "Therefore this boy should be given the name `Shri Visvambhara' (the maintainer of
the worlds). After all, in His horoscope it is written that He will be a brilliant lamp shining in His
family.
Text 50 "The name `Nimai' given by the chaste ladies will the second name the people call
Him."
Adi Chapter 9
Text 217 Lord Nityananda is the first devotee of Lord Chaitanya. Lord Chaitanya's glories
always stay on Lord Nityananda's tongue.
Text 218 Day and night Lord Nityananda speaks about Lord Chaitanya. A person who worships
Lord Nityananda attains devotion to Lord Chaitanya.
Adi Chapter 12
Text 76 The Lord proclaimed, "I am the master of all the worlds. I am the Supreme Personality
of Godhead. My name is Visvambhara (the maintainer of the worlds).
Madhya Chapter 2
Text 326 Smiling and smiling, Lord Chaitanya said, "Have your fears died?"
Text 327 Eloquent Shrivasa understood everything. Throwing his arms in the air, he told the
Lord,
Text 328-329 "When Your formm of time destroys the entire creation, I will chant Your name
and I will not be afraid. Now that You are here in my house, why should I be afraid?
Text 344 As "Narasimha" and "Yadusimha" (the lion of the Yadavas, are two names for the
same person, so "Nityananda" and "Balarama" are two names for the same person. This I
know.
Text 345 I sing the glories of Lord Nityananda. who is known as "Avadhutacandra" (the moon
of avadhutas), who is Lord Balarama Himself, and who is dear to Lord Chaitanya.
Madhya Chapter 3
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.
Madhya Chapter 4
(Indirect)
Text 67 He voluntarily serves the Lord in many ways. If He makes one qualified, a person
becomes able to serve the Lord.
Text 68 Even Lord Siva, who is very powerful, a great yogi, a great Vaishnava, and the first of
the demigods, does not know the end of Lord Nityananda's glories.
Text 69 Persons who, not understanding His very profound pastimes, criticize Lord Nityananda,
find that their devotional service to Lord Vishnu becomes stopped.
Text 75 The holy name of Lord Chaitanya is very rare and difficult to find in this world. Lord
Chaitanya is the life breath and the great wealth of everyone.
Madhya Chapter 5
(Indirect)
Text 1 Glory to Lord Chaitanya, who is Lord Krishna Himself, He is the lamp of Navadvipa and
the lion who attacks the offenders. On a knotted string He chants a fixed number of His own
holy names.
Text 111-113
Even though He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself, even though He is supremely
independent, even though He is the creator, maintainer, and destroyer of the material
universes, even though He is all-pervading within the material universes, even though He
continues to exist after all the material universes disappear, and even though the Vedas affirm
that he is limitless and eternal, Lord Ananta Sesha is always delighted to serve Lord Krishna
with great love.
Text 119 Please know without doubt that Lord Nityananda is Lord Ananta Sesha Himself.
Text 120 Anyone who sees that Lord Nityananda and Lord Balarama are different persons is
bewildered in his heart.
Text 130 Lord Nitaai thinks : "Anyone who offers prayers to Lord Chaitanya and to Me, and
who glorifies Me as a servant of Lord Chaitanya, will certainly attain Me."
Text 148 The scriptures affirm that a devotee who has no love and devotion for Lord Balarama
is the lowest of devotees.
Madhya Chapter 6
Text 139 Then Lord Chaitanya commanded Advaita, "O Nara! Chant My holy names and
dance."
Text 140 Accepting Lord Chaitanya's order, Lord Advaita, manifesting different moods of
devotion, danced.
Text 141 The charming sound of kirtana arose, and Advaita danced before Lord Chaitanya.
Text 151 In one form He describes His Lord. In another form He meditates on Him. In another
form He becomes His bed and parasol. In another form He sings songs glorifying Him.
Text 165 "In home after home I will preach the sankirtana movement. The whole world will
sing My glories and dance.
Madhya Chapter 8
Text 190-191 How wonderful it is that the Supreme Lord, the dancing of whose servants
destroys all obstacles and purifies all the worlds, now personally dances and sings His own holy
name. What result will come from the Lord dancing and singing His own holy name? Can the
Puranas describe that result?
Text 193 The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the bliss of whose holy name makes Lord Siva
forget his clothing, whose glories make Lord Siva dance, now personally dances.
Text 194-195 The Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose holy name made Valmiki Muni
wealthy with renunciation, whose holy name made Ajamila attain liberation, and whose holy
name, when heard, cuts the bonds of birth and death, has personally descended in this world.
Now He dances in the Kali-yuga..
Text 196-197 The Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose holy name Sukadeva and Narada
sing as they wander in this world, whose glories Ananta Sesha sings with a thousand mouths,
and whose holy name is the great atonement for all sins, now personally dances. Anyone who
sees Him dance became very fortunate.
Text 285 By Lord Chaitanya's order the kirtana stopped. Roaring, the Lord revealed the truth
about Himself.
Text 286 He said, "In Kali-yuga I am Krishna. I am Narayana. I am He, the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, the son of Devaki.
Text 287 "I am the master of countless millions of universes. I am the person whose names
you sing. You are all My servants.
Text 288 "Taking all of you with Me, I have descended to this world. The offerings that You
make to the Deity form of the Supreme Lord are actually offered to Me.
Text 289 "Now you should give all those offerings to Me." Then Shrivasa said, "Lord,
everything is Yours."
Madhya Chapter 9
Text 153 "Come. Come, O great one. Come and see the Lord. By touching you we have made
our lives glorious and perfect.
Text 154 Hearing the Lord's name, Shridhara fainted. Overcome with bliss, he fell to the
ground.
Text 229 Shridhara said, "I don't want that. You please become my master, and I will sing Your
name."
Madhya Chapter 10
Text 318 Please know that if even a sannyasi does not offer respect to Lord Chaitanya, then
that demon sannyasi will be blind birth after birth.
Text 319 But if even a lowly creature like a bird speaks Loed Chaitanya's name, then that bird
will in truth go to Lord Chaitanya's spiritual abode.
Madhya Chapter 12
Text 18 He said, "Your name is Nityananda. Your form is also Nityananda, or full of eternal
(nitya, bliss (ananda). You are Nityananda because You are Lord Balarama personified.
Text 19 "With great bliss You wander here and there, You eat, and You act in different ways.
There is never a time when You are not blissful.
Text 20 "Where lives a mere human being with the power to understand You? You are eternal,
spiritual, and supreme. As Lord Krishna is, so are You."
Madhya Chapter 13
Text 175 Bewildered with wine, they said, "What's Your name?" Nityananda replied, "My name
is Avadhuta.
Text 204 "Please be merciful to me. I will chant Your name. Only You, and no one else, can
deliver me."
Text 251 "Glory, glory to the Lord, the great teacher who enjoys pastimes of chanting His own
holy names! Glory to Lord Nityananda, who fulfills Lord Chaitanya's order!
Text 263 "A sinner who kills millions of brahmanas, but then chants Your name, at once attains
liberation. The Vedas affirm that this is true.
(Indirect)
Text 264 "Ajamila chanted Your holy name. Therefore it is not surprising that he attained
liberation.
Text 354 "Who are Your father, mother, and guru? No one knows. You only eat. And everyone
calls You `Avadhuta'."
Madhya Chapter 14
Text 55 Filled with love for Lord Krishna, the great-devotee demigods returned to their cities.
Only Lord Chaitanya's glories, and nothing else, was on their tongues.
Madhya Chapter 15
Text 8 When they remembered their previous violent activities, they wept and fell unconscious
to the ground.
Text 9 They called out, "Father Chaitanya, O savior of the fallen!" Remembering Lord
Chaitanya, they wept again and again.
Text 68 "Anyone who worships Lord Chaitanya is My very life. Yuga after yuga, I rescue him.
Madhya Chapter 19
(Indirect)
Text 116-117 A person who is not delighted by Lord Chaitanya's glories, glories always
described by the mouths of Brahma, Siva, and Goddess Lakshmi, the mother of all, has
uselessly accepted sannyasa. He uselessly studies Vedanta.
Text 272 "Dvija", "vipra", and "brahmana" are three names for the same thing. In the same
way Nityananda and Balarama are different names of the same person.
Madhya Chapter 20
Text 18 Glancing at Murari, the two Lords smiled. In this way the two brothers taught Murari.
Then They left.
Text 19 Waking up, Murari wept. Breathing heavily, he called out "Nityananda!" again and
again.
Text 136 If even a bird chants Lord Chaitanya's name, that soul with go to Lord Chaitanya's
abode. That is the truth.
Text 137 If a sannyasi does not chant Lord Chaitanya's name, that soul will life after life be
born blind among wicked beings.
Text 138 He is a thief in the clothing of sannyasi. He is a blasphemer-sannyasi, a sinner.
Madhya Chapter 22
Text 47 When she took the dust from Advaita's feet, Mother Saci became overwhelmed and
fell to the ground. She was no longer in external consciousness.
Text 48 The Vaishnavas called out, "Jaya! Jaya Hari!" They made a great tumult of chanting
Lord Chaitanya's names.
Text 135 By Lord Nityananda's mercy I know Lord Chaitanya. By Lord Nityananda's mercy I
know the Vaishnavas.
Text 136 By Lord Nityananda's mercy offenses are destroyed. By Lord Nityananda's mercy
one attains devotion to Lord Vishnu.
Text 139 A person who has only a little good fortune will not become Lord Nityananda's
servant, for Lord Nityananda's servant is able to see Lord Chaitanya.
Text 140 Anyone who hears this story of Lord Visvarupa becomes a servant of the limitless
Supreme Personality of Godhead. He feels that Lord Nityananda is his very life.
Text 141 Lord Nityananda and Lord Visvarupa do not have different bodies. This Mother Saci
knew. Some other great souls also knew.
Text 142 Glory to Lord Nityananda, who takes shelter of Lord Chaitanya! Glory, glory to Lord
Nityananda, who is thousand-faced Ananta Sesha!
Text 143 O Lord Nityananda, O king of Gauda-desa, glory to You! Who can attain Lord
Chaitanya without first attaining Your mercy?
Text 144 Anyone who loses Lord Nityananda will not be happy in this life.
Madhya Chapter 23
(Indirect)
Text 43 "If an outcaste takes shelter of Me, then he is Mine, and I am his. Know that without
doubt.
Text 44 "If a sannyasi does not take shelter of Me, then he is not Mine. I speak the truth.
Text 201 Overcome with bliss, Lord Chaitanya danced in a kirtana of His own holy names. All
auspiciousness came there.
Text 329 "The power of the Supreme Lord's holy name made Varanasi into the king of holy
places. The liberated residents of Svetadvipa always chant the Lord's holy name.
Text 330 "It is the power of the Supreme Lord's holy name that made the demigod Siva
worshiped by all. Now the whole world has heard chanted the Lord's name.
Text 331 "Renounce all sins and chant the Lord's holy name. Worship Lord Chaitanya. Then I
will not kill you."
Madhya Chapter 24
(Indirect)
Text 69 Anyone who will not say, "Lord Chaitanya is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the
master of all", is a sinner, and is never fit to be seen by Vaishnavas.
Madhya Chapter 26
Text 73 How handsome was Lord Chaitanya in the mood of Balarama! Gazing and gazing at
Him, the devotees no longer felt any of the troubles of this world.
Text 74 Everyone gazed at His indescribable moonlike face. Very loudly He called, "Nityananda!
Nityananda!" (Lord Gaura Himself calls Nityananda)
Madhya Chapter 28
Text 173 As the fortunate sannyasi Kesava Bharati was thinking in this way, saintly Goddess
Sarasvati entered his tongue.
Text 174 In this way he decided on the right name. Placing his hand on the Lord's chest, pure-
hearted Kesava Bharati said,
Text 175 "You make the whole world chant the name `Krishna'. In this way You make the
whole world alive (chaitanya, with kirtana.
Text 176 "Therefore Your name will be `Shri Krishna Chaitanya'. Because of You everyone in
the world will become fortunate."
Text 177 When the noble sannyasi spoke these words there was a shower of flowers and a
great sound of "Jaya!"
Text 178 A great tumult of "Hari!" filled the four directions. All the Vaishnavas floated in bliss.
Text 179 All the devotees offered obeisances to Kesava Bharati. The Lord was pleased with His
new name.
Text 180 In this way the name Shri Krishna Chaitanya was manifested. Then all the servants of
the Lord offered dandavat obeisances.
Text 181 In this way the glorious Lord accepted sannyasa, and in this way He revealed His
name: Shri Krishna Chaitanya.
Text 192 Anyone who with his own mouth says, "I am a servant of Nityananda" will some day
see Lord Chaitanya. That is inevitable.
Text 193 Nityananda is most dear to Lord Chaitanya. I will never leave the company of the
Lord's servants.
Text 194 I worship Lord Chaitanya. Lord Nityananda gives to the whole world the gift of
ecstatic love for Lord Krishna.
Text 195 Beyond this world of birth and death lies the ocean of pure devotional service.
Anyone who wishes to dive in that ocean should worship Lord Chaitanya and Lord Nityananda.
Antya Chapter 1
Text 50 Taking shelter of Lord Chaitanya's holy names and qualities, the devotees stayed
always around Saci-devi. By the Lord's mercy everyone was overcome with ecstati love. They
wept and they rolled on the ground.
Text 71 All the worlds sang the names of Lord Chaitanya. Only the ghosts and demons would
not sing.
Text 72 Please know that anyone who turns his face from the holy name of Shri Krishna
Chaitanya is ghost or a demon
Text 178 Hearing that His wonderful new name was "Shri Krishna Chaitanya", everyone called
out, "Hari! Hari!" and "Glorious! Glorious!"
Text 188 Breathing heavily and chanting Lord Chaitanya's name, many pregnant women
crossed.
Text 189 The blind and the lame all crossed. By the power of Lord Chaitanya's name, they all
saw the way
Antya Chapter 2
Text 179 Everyone said, "He is our master. Perhaps you have heard His name: Shri Krishna
Chaitanya.
Text 180 "We are all His servants." When these words were spoken, tears flowed from the
devotees' eyes.
Text 186 Lord Chaitanya will deliver everyone, all except the sinners who blaspheme
Vaishnavas.
Text 187 Even the demons melt when they hear Lord Chaitanya's name and virtues. Only the
vilest of sinners will not honor Him.
Text 305 The Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose mantra makes His Deity forms come
alive, now bore the name Shri Krishna Chaitanya.
Antya Chapter 3
(Indirect)
Text 123 He said:
kalan nashtam bhakti-yogam nijam yah
pradushkartum krishna-chaitanya-nama
avirbhutas tasya padaravinde
gadham gadham liyatam citta-bhringah
"Let my consciousness, which like a honeybee, take shelter of the lotus feet of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, who has just now appeared as Shri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to
teach the ancient system of devotional service to Himself. This system had almost been lost
due to the influence of time."*
Text 124-125
This verse means: May my heart stay at the lotus feet of the Lord who bears the name Shri
Krishna Chaitanya and who, to again reveal the truth of devotional service to Him, a truth that
by the power time had become hidden after some days, descended to this world.
Text 126
Then Sarvabhauma said:
vairagya-vidya-nija-bhakti-yoga-
sikshartham ekah purushah puranah
shri-krishna-chaitanya-sarira-dhari
kripambudhir yas tam aham prapadye
"Let me take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Shri Krishna, who has
descended in the form of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to teach us real knowledge, His
devotional service, and detachment from whatever does not foster Krishna consciousness. He
has descended because He is an ocean of transcendental mercy. Let me surrender at His lotus
feet."*
Text 127 This verse means: To teach His devotional service and detachment from whatever
does not foster Krishna consciousness, the Supreme Personality of Godhead has mercifully
descended to this earth.
Text 154 Anyone who hears Lord Chaitanya's glories crosses beyond the world of birth and
death and goes to Lord Chaitanya's spiritual abode.
Text 386 Anyone who once sings Lord Chaitanya's name or virtues at once crosses the ocean
of repeated birth and death, an ocean that becomes like a calf's-hoofprint mud-puddle.
Text 387 Why, then, should be surprising that everyone successfully crossed the Ganga as
they went to directly see Lord Chaitanya?
Antya Chapter 4
(Indirect)
Text 68 Even that Muslim king honored Lord Chaitanya. Therefore only a blind person will not
honor Lord Chaitanya.
Text 69 Though they may shave their heads and wear sannyasi's garments, these blind people
burn in their hearts when they hear Lord Chaitanya's glories.
Texts 70-72
Anyone who is not happy to hear Lord Chaitanya's glories, glories that fill the numberless
universes, glories that crush ignorance into powder, glories that make Lakshmi, Siva, Brahma,
and Ananta Sesha wild with happiness, glories that the four Vedas always sing, finds that all his
virtues become faults.
Text 121 "My heart does not care whether the people are yavanas or demons. In this yuga
everyone will chant My names.
Text 122 "I will deliver the untouchables, demons, yavanas, outcastes, women, sudras, and
everyone else.
Text 123 "In this yuga I will give to everyone the devotional service that the demigods, sages,
and siddhas yearn to attain.
Text 124 "But persons intoxicated by learning, wealth, aristocrati family, knowledge, and
austerity, will not become My devotees. They commit offenses.
Text 125 "In this yuga these people are cheated. They do not understand My transcendental
pastimes.
Text 126 "In every village and country on this earth My name will be preached.
Text 130 Staying for some days in that village, Lord Chaitanya fearlessly performed the
sankirtana of chanting His own holy names.
Antya Chapter 5
Text 192 King Prataparudra prayed, "Sate me! Save me, O master of all living entities, O ocean
of mercy! Please place Your glance of mercy on me, a sinner.
Text 193 "Save me! Save me, O independent Lord who enjoy whatever pastimes You wish, O
ocean of mercy! Save me! Save me, O Shri Krishna Chaitanya, O friend of the poor!
Text 194 "Save me! Save me, O Lord before whom all the demigods bow, O beloved of
Goddess Lakshmi! Save me! Save me, O only object of the devotees' love!
Text 195 "Save me! Save me, O Lord whose form is pure and spiritual! Save me! Save me, O
Lord Krishna eager to enjoy pastimes of sankirtana!
Text 196 "Save me! Save me, O Lord whose nature, names, and virtues are beyond the
understanding of mere human beings! Save me! Save me, O abode of gentleness and virtue!
Text 197 "Save me! Save me, O Lord before whose graceful feet Brahma and Siva bow! Save
me! Save me, O ornament of sannyasa-dharma!
Text 198 "Save me! Save me, O Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu! O Lord, please give Your mercy
to me! Please never leave me!"
Text 216 Effulgent and wild Lord Nityananda roamed in Jagannatha Puri.
Text 217 He was always wild, intoxicated by tasting transcendental bliss. The truth of Him is
beyond human understanding. I have no power to write of it.
Text 218 He always chanted japa of the name, "Shri Krishna Chaitanya". Even in His dreams
no other word came from Lord Nityananda's mouth.
Text 220 It is because of Lord Nityananda's mercy that even today the whole world sings of
the Supreme Lord's descent as Shri Chaitanya to this world.
The Sheer potency of Nityananda Gauranga Sankirtana :
Text 329 Accompanied by the devotees, Lord Nityananda sang kirtanas glorifying Lord Shri
Krishna Chaitanya
Text 362 Small children, who did not know anything, uprooted big, big trees.
Text 363 Loudly roaring, they uprooted trees and threw them about. Shouting, "I am a
cowherd boy!", they ran here and there.
Text 364 So great was the power in those small children that even a hundred men could not
catch them and hold them still.
Text 365 Chanting, "Shri Krishna Chaitanya Jaya Nityananda!", the children joyfully roared like
lions.
Text 366 Overcoime with ecstasy, Lord Nityananda, who was naturally like a child, joined the
children.
Text 367 For one month those children had not eaten anything. Therefore, when the people
saw all this, they felt great wonder in their hearts.
Text 436 Some people who call themselves by the name "Chaitanya dasa" (servant of Lord
Chaitanya) never, even in their dreams, chant Lord Chaitanya's glories.
Text 478 "Because You are eternal (nitya, bliss (ananda, personified, You bear the name
`Nityananda'. You are Lord Chaitanya's glories and virtues personified.
Text 592 Whoever worships Lord Nityananda's feet and remembers them breaks all obstacles
into pieces.
Text 623 "Who has the power to throw me into all these calamities? Lord Nityananda is my
only shelter, I have no other shelter."
Text 626 The brahmana prayed, "Save me! Save me! O Nityananda, O cowherd boy Krishna,
O master, O protector of all living entities, please save me!
Text 627 "A person who trips and falls to the ground takes shelter of the earth.
Text 628 "In the same way a person who commits offenses against You must meditate on
You. On then can he be delivered from his sufferings.
Text 629 "You forgive all offenses. You are merciful to the fallen.
Text 630 "I have killed many brahmana and many cows. O Lord, no one is a greater offender
than I am.
Text 631 "Still, even the greatest sinners may find shelter in You and break into pieces the
bonds that tie them to this world of birth and death.
Text 632 "From the moment of birth You protect the lives of the living entities, O Lord, and at
the end of their lives You protect them also.
Text 633 "O Lord, please protect me today from these dangers. If I remain alive, I will have
learned my lesson.
Text 634 "Birth after birth I am Your servant, O Lord. Whether I live or die, I only wish to be
Your servant."
Text 647 "Save me, Father Nityananda, purifier of the fallen!", the brahmana roared, his arms
raised.
Text 692 He called out, "Lord Nityananda! Master! Purifier of the sinners! Please give the
shelter of Your feet to me, a sinner!
Text 700 In no other incarnation did the Supreme Lord act in this way. Lord Nityananda always
chanted, "Chaitanya!"
Text 704 O my brothers, please worship, please worship Lord Nityananda. By His mercy you
will attain Lord Chaitanya
Antya Chapter 7
Text 12 Accompanied by His associates, overcome with bliss, and always singing of Lord
Chaitanya's names and virtues, Lord Nityananda departed.
Text 16 Streams of tears always flowed form His eyes. "Shri Krishna Chaitanya!", He roared.
Text 37 After some moments Lord Chaitanya folded His hands and prayed to Lord Nityananda,
Text 38 "In both name and form You are eternal (nitya, bliss (ananda, personified. You are the
home of the Vaishnavas. You are Lord Ananta Sesha. (2nd time repeated)
Text 58 "You may give Me mercy or punishment. By chanting Your holy name, You deliver
even the trees."
Text 124 Gadadhara had no desire to see the face of anyone who criticized Lord Nityananda.
Text 125 Gadadhara Pandita would not look at the face of anyone who did not love Lord
Nityananda.
Text 126 After some time becoming peaceful again, the two Lords sat down together and
talked about the auspicious glories of Lord Chaitanya.
Antya Chapter 9 (Gaura Sankirtana -- the crowning glory!)
Text 157
One day, Advaita Acarya, wild with bliss, said to the devotees,
Text 158
"Listen, O My brothers. Filling our mouths with His names, today we will sing about Lord
Chaitanya.
Text 159
"Today we will not sing about any other avatara. Lord Chaitanya is the essence of all avataras.
Text 160
"Taking Us with Him, Lord Chaitanya descended to the earth to deliver everyone in all the
worlds.
Text 161
"By His mercy We are honored everywhere. He has given Us the great wealth that is
sankirtana.
Text 162
"I will dance. You all sing Lord Chaitanya's glories. Roar like lions. Leave behind all the fear in
your hearts."
Text 163
Lord Chaitanya had hidden Himself. All the devotees thought, "Lord Chaitanya will be angry."
Text 164
However, no one could disobey Advaita Acarya's command. They all sang Lord Chaitanya's
glories.
Text 165
Wild with bliss, lionlike Advaita Acarya danced. In the four directions everyone sang Lord
Chaitanya's glories.
Text 166
Hearing the names and glories of Lord Chaitanya, the Lord's most recent avatara in this world,
all the Vaishnavas became wild with bliss.
Text 167
Personally singing about Lord Chaitanya, Advaita Acarya danced. In this way He delivered the
worlds.
Text 168
He sang:
shri-chaitanya narayana karuna-sagor
duhkhitera bandhu prabhu mora doya kor
"O Shri Chaitanya, O Narayana, O ocean of mercy, O friend of the distressed, O Lord, please
be merciful to Me!"
Text 169
When this verse came on lionlike Lord Advaita's mouth, the kirtana became very glorious.
Text 170-171
Someone said, "Jaya Shachinandana! Someone else said: "Jaya Gauracandra-Narayana! Jaya
Sankirtana Priya! Shri Gaura Gopala! Jaya Bhakta Jana Priya! Pashandira kala!"
jaya sankirtana-priya shri-gaura-gopal
jaya bhakta-jana-priya pashandira kal
"Glory to Chaitanya-Narayana! Glory to Chaitanya-Krishna, who is fond of sankirtana! Glory
to the Lord who loves the devotees and is destructive time personified to the blasphemers!"
Text 172
Lionlike Advaita Acarya wildly danced. All the devotees sang of Lord Chaitanya's names,
virtues, and activities.
A Song in Shri-raga
Text 173
Look at Lord Chaitanya! As He joyfully sings the Supreme Lord's glories, He rolls about on
the ground, and the hairs of His body stand erect. He is Lord Krishna Hismelf. He is the king of
Vaikuntha. Assuming the form of a brahmana, He has descended to this world. Now He enjoys
pastimes of sankirtana.
Text 174
(Refrain, kanaka jiniya kanti shri-bigraha sobhe ati
ajanu-lambita-bhuja saja re
nyasi-bara-rupa-dhar apana rase bihwal
na jani kemana sukhe nace re
His graceful body's splendor defeats gold. His arms reach to His knees. Assuming the form
of a sannyasi, He has become wild by tasting the nectar of love for a person who is actually
Himself. Why does He dance so blissfully? I do not know.
Text 175
jaya shri-gaurasundar karuna-sindhu
jaya jaya brindabana-raya
jaya jaya samprati jay nabadwipa-purandar
carana-kamala deha' chaya
Glory to Lord Chaitanya, who is handsome and fair, and who is an ocean of mercy! Glory,
glory to the king of Vrindavana! Glory, glory, glory to He who is now the king of Navadvipa! O
Lord, please give me the shade of Your lotus feet.
Text 176
All the devotees sang kirtana. Meditating on Lord Chaitanya's feet, Advaita Acarya danced.
Text 177
Hearing these new verses about the Lord's most recent avatara, the Vaishnavas joyfully sang
the names of Lord Krishna.
Text 178
How wonderful was the bliss in that kirtana! Lord Nityananda alone has the power to describe it
completely.
Text 179
Hearing the loud sounds of the kirtana, Lord Chaitanya, the jewel of the sannyasis, came there.
Text 180
Seeing Lord Chaitanya, the devotees sang with even more joy, and Advaita Acarya danced
with even more bliss.
Text 181
Filled with bliss, no one feared Lord Chaitanya. Everyone openly sang of Lord Chaitanya's
glories.
Text 182
In His pastimes Lord Chaitanya was always in the mood of Lord Krishna's servant. He would
say, "I am a servant of Lord Krishna. Please do not call Me anything else."
Text 183
No one had the power to face Him and openly call Him "Supreme Personality of Godhead".
They could only call Him "Lord Krishna's servant".
Text 184
Still, by Advaita Acarya's power they were now fearlessly singing songs declaring that Lord
Chaitanya was Lord Krishna Himself.
Text 185
Lord Chaitanya, the jewel of the sannyasis, stood for a moment and listened to the songs
glorifying Him. Then He became embarrassed and fled.
Text 186
To teach everyone, Lord Chaitanya, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme siksha
-guru, went home when He heard others singing a kirtana glorifying Him.
Text 187
Even so, fear was not born in any heart. Now they sang the Lord Chaitanya's glories all the
more.
Text 188
External consciousness was not present in anyone's body. Everyone saw that Lord Chaitanya
was present in the kirtana glorifying Him.
Text 189
Everyone wildly sang Lord Chaitanya's glories. They became almost like madmen. The saintly
devotees heard that kirtana with joy. The wicked were unhappy to hear it.
Text 190
Of what value are brahmacarya or sannyasa to a person who is not pleased by Lord
Chaitanya's glories?
Text 191
In this way the devotees always joyfully sang sankirtana of Lord Krishna's holy names.
Text 192
Anyone who reads or hears of all these blissful pastimes will one day meet all the personal
associates of Lord Chaitanya.
Text 193
Singing and dancing, all these great devotees went to see Lord Chaitanya.
Text 194
Hearing the kirtana glorifying Him, and then seeing how everyone had come, Lord Chaitanya
became afraid. He lay down to go to sleep.
Text 195
Saintly Govinda informed the Lord, "All the Vaishnavas are at Your door."
Text 196
Lord Chaitanya ordered Govinda to bring them all inside. Then Lord Chaitanya went to sleep.
No one looked in any other direction. They looked only at Him.
Text 197
Afraid, all the devotees meditated on Lord Chaitanya's feet.
Text 198
In a moment Lord Chaitanya, who dearly loves His devotees, awakened. He said, "Ah! All the
Vaishnavas!
Text 199
"Ah! Ah! Saintly Shrivasa Pandita! Why have You all come here today?
Text 200
"Why, abandoning Lord Krishna's holy names, and abanonding kirtana glorifying Lord Krishna,
have you all come and awakened Me?"
Text 201
Very eloquent Shrivasa said, "Lord, the individual souls have no power to act independently,
against Your will.
Text 202
"As the Supreme Personality of Godhead makes me act and speak, so I act and speak. This I
tell to You."
Text 203
Lord Chaitanya said, "You are all panditas. Why do you hide your knowledge?"
Text 204
Hearing Lord Chaitanya's words, Shrivasa Pandita moved his hand as if he were trying to cover
the sun. Then he laughed.
Text 205
Lord Chaitanya said, "What do you hint by moving your hand like that? Tell Me what your
gesture means."
Text 206
Shrivasa said, "With this hand I will cover the sun. Thus I tell You the meaning of this gesture.
Text 207
"Do I have the power to cover the sun with one hand? In the same way, You have no power
to hide Yourself.
Text 208
"Even if some day I get the power to cover the sun with my hand, You will still have no power
to hide Yourself.
Text 209
"On the ocean of milk You could not hide Yourself. How will You hide Yourself in the world of
human beings?
Text 210
"Your pure glories will fill every direction, from the Himalayas to Setubandha to the entire earth.
Text 211
"The kirtana glorifying You will fill the entire universe, reaching up to Brahmaloka. How many
people will sing in that kirtana? How will You punish them all?"
Text 212
The Supreme Personality of Godhead always chants the glories of His devotees. Now a great
wonder had come to the Lord's own door.
Text 213
From where did so many thousands and thousands of people come? I do not know. After
seeing Lord Jagannatha, they all went to see Lord Chaitanya.
Text 214
Some had come from Tripura, others from Catigrama, orthers from Shrihatta, and others from
East Bengal.
Text 215
Thousands and thousands of people sang a kirtana glorifying Lord Chaitanya.
Text 216
They sang:
jaya jaya shri-krishna-chaitanya banamali
jaya jaya nija-bhakti-rasa-kutuhali
"Glory, glory to Shri Krishna Chaitanya, who is forestflower-garlanded Lord Krishna! Glory,
glory to the Lord who now happily tastes the nectar of devotional service to a person who is
actually Himself!
Text 217
jaya jaya parama-sannyasi-rupa-dhari
jaya jaya sankirtana-lampata murari
"Glory, glory to the Lord who has now assumed the form of the supreme sannyasi! Glory,
glory to Lord Krishna, who is now eager to enjoy pastimes of sankirtana!
Text 218-219
jaya jaya dwija-raja baikuntha-bihari
jaya jaya sarba-jagatera upakari
jaya krishna-chaitanya shri-sacira nandan
"Glory, glory to the king of brahmanas, who is actually the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
the master who enjoys pastimes in Vaikuntha! Glory, glory to the Lord who blesses all the
worlds! Glory to Saci's son, Shri Krishna Chaitanya!"
In this way everyone sang while a hundred persons danced.
Text 220
Then Shrivasa said, "Lord, what will You do? The whole world is singing. Where will You hide?
Text 221
"Lord, what should I teach the whole world? Lord, the whole world is singing like this.
Text 222
"Lord, You do not appear before the conditioned souls. They cannot see You. But because You
are merciful You now stand before their eyes.
Text 223
"You hide from them, and also You reveal Yourself to them. They who attain Your mercy
understand You."
Text 224
Lord Chaitanya said, "By your own power you arranged all this. With your own mouth you told
everyone in the world. This I know.
Text 225
"I am defeated by you. Listen, O pandita, I know you have all powers."
Text 226
The Supreme Personality of Godhead always praises His devotees. That is His nature. This the
Vedas and the Shrimad-Bhagavatam say.
Text 227
With a smiling face Lord Chaitanya bid farewell to all the Vaishnavas. They all returned to their
homes.
Text 228
Lord Chaitanya loves His devotees. Because of Him everyone chants, "Krishna!"
Text 229
Lord Nityananda, Lord Advaita, and all the other personal associates of the Lord affirm, "Shri
Krishna Chaitanya is the Supreme Personality of Godhead."
Text 230
They who disagree with the Supreme Lord's words and say that Lord Chaitanya is not Lord
Krishna are unfortunate.
Text 308-309
Lord Chaitanya has all power and all devotion. His power begins and ends everything. He
knows everything. A person who knows this sincerely worships Lord Chaitanya.
And Finally, for the grand finale...
Antya Khanda Chapter 10 (last verse)
Text 182
The two moons Shri Krishna Chaitanya and Shri Nityananda are my life and soul. I, Vrindavana
dasa, sing the glories of Their feet.
Thus ends Shri Chaitanya Bhagavata
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 :
Antya Khanda Chapter 9 Summary :
"...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!
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! My humble pranams to you all!
On reading and hearing Chaitanya Bhagavata for the first time, I immediately felt that lots of
truths of Nityananda Gauranga and their holy names must be here as it is the original
Bhagavata of Gaura lila itself. Feeling inspired by the Lord and his devotees, I began this work
and what I have seen is miracle after miracle.
In coming up with this list, I have gone through each and every verse in the Chaitanya
Bhagavata to compile this list and submit it for your service and for the service of Vaishnavas
worldwide. I am unable to fully express my feelings at the end of such an undertaking. Gold
mine after gold mine kept coming and the Chaitanya Bhagavata has broken all record and
surpassed every other literature in direct references to Nitaai Gaura naama. It was a very
ecstatic research and even eating and sleeping became secondary while doing it. I only now
realise a little bit of the glories of Chaitanya Bhagavata and the glories of Vaishnava Vani seva.
Nothing can compare to Chaitanya Bhagavata.
Even if all books of knowledge in the world are destroyed by time, if only the Chaitanya
Bhagavata remains, it will still be more than enough for the job. I do not minimize the glories of
any other scripture by specially glorifying Vrindavana Dasa Thakur's book. Therefore I humbly
request you not to take my juvenile words offensively.
Directly or Indirectly, Nityananda Gauranga are there in every verse of the Chaitanya
Bhagavata. Therefore I have just tried to find out the ones which express it most prominently.
Where I could not find direct references, I included indirect ones as far as possible where the
meaning is implied.
I sincerely submit my prayer to Guru, the Vaishnavas and the Lord that these verses be
revealed to all those who want to know about the true glories of the mantrarajas. I pray that
even those who are antagonistic to the continuously chanting of Nitaai Gaura naam along with
Hare Krishna maha-mantra also receive the mercy of Sri Chaitanya Bhagavata and realise the
glories of Gaura Nitaai. This service is especially meant for these people.
By no means is this research perfect or complete. I am a fool full of errors and in my hurry
I would have overlooked many things. Some verses I put up may be far too indirect. I may
have put up such long lists that it may have been cubersome and time consuming to go
through them. The verses are also not in order as they were found at different times and
places.
We can make our own book of Nitaai Gaura naam in all the Gaudiya Vaishnava scriptures.
Chaitanya Bhagavata's single contribution alone has been greater than everything else put
together.
Yet despite all this my humble prayer is that I never get egoistic but always remain humble
and always remain honest. These two qualities are most important for devotion and they can
be obtained only by serving you devotees. So I pray that you will overlook all my limitations
and always engage me in some service or the other. I pray that I remain devoted to the
parampara and to the chanting of Nityananda! Gauranga! and Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare / Hare Raama Hare Raama Raama Raama Hare Hare and to Sri
Gurudeva and all Vaishnavas.
Please feel free to express your opinions and replies for improving this or if you have found
any more verses outside this list.
With this I entrust this compilation to you. Please accept this humble offering.
Your humble servant always,
Daaso'smi,
Srinath
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