4) Sri Sri Gaura-Nityanander Daya
The Mercy of Sri Gaura and Nityananda
(from Dhamali)
by Locana dasa Thakura
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parama koruna, pahu dui jana,
nitai gauracandra
saba avatara- sara siromani,
kevala ananda-kanda
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bhajo bhajo bhai, caitanya nitai,
sudrdha biswasa kori'
visaya chariya, se rase majiya,
mukhe bolo hari hari
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dekho ore bhai, tri-bhuvane nai,
emona doyala data
pasu pakhi jhure, pasana vidare,
suni'jara guna-gatha
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samsare majiya, rohili poriya,
se pade nahilo asa
apana karama, bhunjaye samana,
kahoye locana-dasa
PURPORT
by His Divine Grace
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
This is a song by Locana Dasa
Thakura. Pahu means "Lord," and dui jana means "two."
Locana Dasa Thakura declares that the two Lords, Nitai-Gauracandra--Lord Nitai
and Lord Caitanya-- are very merciful (parama koruna). Saba avatara-sara
siromani. Avatara means "incarnation," and saba means
"all." They are the essence of all incarnations. The specific
significance of these incarnations is that prosecuting Their way of
self-realization is simply joyful (kevala ananda-kanda), for They introduced
chanting and dancing. There are many incarnations, like Lord Rama and even
Krsna, who taught Bhagavad-gita, which requires knowledge and understanding.
But Lord Caitanya and Nityananda in- troduced a process that is simply
joyful--simply chant and dance. Therefore, Locana Dasa requests everyone, bhajo
bhajo bhai, caitanya-nitai: "My dear brother, I request that you just
worship Lord Caitanya and Nityananda with firm conviction and faith."
Don't think that this chanting and dancing will not lead to the desired goal.
It will. It is the assurance of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu that one will get all
perfection by this process. Therefore one must chant with firm faith and
conviction (biswasa kori').
But what is the process? The process is visayo chariya, se
rase majiya. If one wants to be Krsna conscious by this process, one has to
give up his engagement in sense gratification. That is the only restriction. If
one gives up sense gratification, it is sure that he will reach the desired
goal. Mukhe bolo hari hari: one simply has to chant, "Hare Krsna! Hari
Hari!" without any motive of sense gratification.
Dekho ore bhai, tri-bhuvane nai. Locana Dasa Thakura says,
"My dear brother, you just try and examine this. Within the three worlds
there is no one like Lord Caitanya or Lord Nityananda, because Their merciful
qualities are so great that They make even birds and beasts cry, what to speak
of human beings." Actually, when Lord Caitanya passed through the forest
known as Jharikhanda, the tigers, elephants, snakes, deer, and all other
animals joined Him in chanting Hare Krsa: It is so nice that anyone can join.
Even the animals can join, what to speak of human beings. Of course, it is not
possible for ordinary men to induce animals to chant, but if Caitanya
Mahaprabhu could inspire animals to chant, at least we can encourage human
beings to adopt this path of Hare Krsna mantra chanting. It is so nice that
even the most stonehearted man will be melted. Pasana means "stone."
It is so nice that even stone will melt.
But Locana Dasa Thakura regrets that he is entrapped by
sense gratification. He addresses himself, "My dear mind, you are
entrapped in this sense gratification process, and you have no attraction for
chanting Hare Krsna. Since you have no attraction for the lotus feet of Lord
Caitanya and Lord Nityananda, what can I say? I can simply think of my
misfortune. Yamaraja, the superintendent of death, is punishing me by not
allowing me to be attracted by this movement."
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