On Sunday, February 1st we celebrated Sri Nityananda Prabhu’s Divine Appearance Day. The festival included lots of kirtan and reading about the divine qualities and pastimes of Lord Nitai from the holy scriptures Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat and Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita. The program was wrapped up with a roaring arotik for Their Lordhips Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari and a sumptuous pradadam feast.
Nityananda Prabhu reveals the Holy Dham to Jiva Goswami
vande sri-krishna-chaitanya-
nityanandau sahoditau
gaudodaye pushpavantau
chitrau san-dau tamo-nudau
gaudodaye pushpavantau
chitrau san-dau tamo-nudau
“I offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Krishna Chaitanya and Lord Nityananda, who are like the sun and moon. They have arisen simultaneously on the horizon of Gauda to dissipate the darkness of ignorance and thus wonderfully bestow benediction upon all.”
–Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita: Adi-lila 1.2
All glories to Sri Nityananda Prabhu!
All glories to Sri Nityanada Trayodasi!
All glories to Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj!
All glories to Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj!
All glories to all the world devotees!
Nitai Gaura Premanande!