All we need to do is render some service to Nityananda Prabhu. Once Nitai becomes pleased with our sevice, we will attain everything there is to be attained. We can see this from the life of Krishna das Kaviraj Gosvami. His brother had immense faith in Gauranga alone but only a tinge of faith in Nityananda Prabhu. KrsnaDas Kaviraj Gosai defended Nitai’s dearmost bhakt, Minaketana Ramdasa, by speaking the following:
CC Ādi 5.175: "These two brothers," I told him, "are like one body; They are identical manifestations. If you do not believe in Lord Nityananda, you will fall down.
CC Ādi 5.176: "If you have faith in one but disrespect the other, your logic is like the logic of accepting half a hen.
CC Ādi 5.177: "It would be better to be an atheist by slighting both brothers than a hypocrite by believing in one and slighting the other."
All He did was humbly defend Nitai. Nitai and Gaura are nondifferent. Nitai and Gaura are one and the same. By Nitai’s mercy we can attain Gaura and vice versa. He is just waiting to bestow His mercy on us. His heart bleeds in compassion seeing our pitiful condition. Such a merciful incarnation is Nityananda!
Nityananda Prabhu’s kind heart melted upon seeing this humble service of Krsnadas Gosai. Feeling that the opportune moment had come,Nitaichand appeared in His dreams that very night.He describes His dream as follows:
Nityananda took a glossy blue complexion due to separation from Krishna. In His hand, He held a stick and He moved to and fro chanting “KRSNA KRSNA KRSNA”. He was surrounded by His eternal sevaks, who are non-different from the cowherd boyfriends of Lord Balaram. While chanting deeply, His movements resemble that of an intoxicated elephant. His face was adorned with Tilaka and He attracted millions of cupids.
Upon seeing this, Krishnadas fainted in ecstasy. He couldn’t contain the ananda in His heart upon seeing the manifestation of Ananda personified! After seeing the beautiful form of Nitaisundar, he fell at His lotus feet,completely unconscious. And Nityananda ordered Him as follows:
āre āre kṛṣṇadāsa, nā karaha bhaya
"O my dear Kṛṣṇadāsa, do not be afraid. Go to Vṛndāvana, for there you will attain all things."
If we look into this verse carefully, we can see that Krsnadas has revealed the secret of all secrets for attaining the perfection, in just one verse.He has done this most expertly. What is this secret? Nitai is assuring Krsnadas that He will attain everything by His mercy alone. SARVA LABHYA HOY! What does this “everything” refer to?-His siddha deha, His manjari rupa, the shelter of Rupa and Raghunath Gosai, initimate association with Lord Gauranga’s dearmost associate- Svarup Damodar Goswami, realising of Ekadash bhava, having full sphurti of Nitya Lila pastimes, and most importantly, revealing the confidential pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu through the gem of all scriptures, Caitanya Charitamrta. By Nitai’s mercy, he could even witness the sweetest most confidential pastimes of Radha Madanmohana and also reveal it through the Govinda Lilamrta. SUCH IS THE MERCY OF NITYANANDA! It fascinates me everytime I read it.
After attaining Nitai’s mercy, Krishnadasa proceeded for Vrindavana. And by the blessings of Radha Madanmohana, He started to write the Chaitanya Caritamrit by the banks of Radha Kund. How did He get the blessing of Radha Madanmohan? Only by first attaining Nitai’s krpa. Nitayer koruna habe braje radha krsna pabe. He also realised His nitya svarup as Kasturi manjari, all by Nitaichand’s kripa.
Krishnadas is repeatedly saying: “ Oh! Who is the world could bestow His mercy on this wicked soul apart from Nityananda! Due to his complete intoxication in the Holy names, he cannot make a distinction between the good and the bad. He will accept anyone who falls down at His lotus feet.” He also openly declares “ Only by Nityananda’s causeless mercy have I attained Radha Govind in Vrindavana. Now I am able to witness all Their confidential pastimes. I have attained this treasure only through His mercy”.
Another important lesson that his life story teaches us is that only Nityananda is capable of revealing Gauranga’s confidential pastimes. By his order alone could Krsnadas go on to write the unparalleled Caitanya Caritamirt. Gauranga was hidden and His confidential lilas were locked for so many years. People weren’t aware of the hidden later pastimes of Sacisuta.Knowing that Gaura’s naam, rupa , guna and lila are the only hope for the fallen souls of Kali, Nitai’s kind heart melted in compassion and through His divine will alone was the CC compiled. Nityananda Prabhu holds the key to Gaura’s lilas and He mercifully unlocked it for us fallen souls. Guara’s lilas are encapsulated in Nitai’s heart,so by chanting Nitai naam, we automatically attain Gaura prem also.
At every stage of Krishnadas Kaviraj’s life story, we can see that Nitai’s mercy is crucial for spiritual progress. Just one glance from Him, and we can attain everything. This is the shortcut. Nitai is the shortcut to Radha Krishna.
nityananda' balite haya krishna-premodaya;aulaya sakala anga,asru-ganga vaya.
(Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi-lila 8.23)
"Simply by chanting the name 'Nityananda' one awakens his love for Krishna. Thus all his bodily limbs are agitated by ecstasy of love of God, and tears flow from his eyes like the waters of the Ganges."
So when Nitai says Sarva Labhya hoy, He is practically giving you everything right from Vaishnava seva to Lila sphurti ! And whats the price to pay? Nothing at all! Just try to glorify Him and chant His name constantly. Nitai will run faster towards you than you can run to Him. All He wants is for you to fall at His feet. And when we do so, our lives become perfect. We can attain all perfection without difficulties.
ara kabe nitai-chander karuna hoibe
samsara-basana mora kabe tuccha ha' be
When will I obtain mercy of Lord Nityanandachandra? When, by His mercy will the desire for material enjoyment become insignificant?
(Narottama dasa Thakura)
