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Šrji Cajitanva=caritāmrta
Madhva-lilā. Ch. 11
PLURPORT
Narottama dāsa Țhākura, honoring the personal associates of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, has sung as follows ( Prārthanā  13):
gaurangera sangi-gaņe nitya-siddha kari’ māne se yāya vrajendra-suta-pāśa
One who is intelligent understands that all the personal associates and devotees of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are ever liberated. This means that they do not belong to this material world because they are always engaged in the devotional service of the Lord. One who is engaged in the Lord's devotional service twenty-four hours daily and never forgets the Lord is called  nitya-siddha . Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī also confirms this statement:
īhā yasya harer dāsye
karmaņā manasā girā
nikhilāsv apy avasthāsu
jīvan-muktaḥ sa ucyate
“A person acting in the service of Kṛṣṇa with body, mind, intelligence and words is a liberated person even within the material world, although he may be engaged in many so-called material activites.” ( Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu , 1.2.187)
A devotee is always thinking of how better to serve Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and how to broadcast His name, fame and qualities throughout the world. One who is  nitya-siddha  has no business other than broadcasting the glories of the Lord all over the world according to his ability. Such people are already associates of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Therefore Narottama dāsa Țhākura says,  nitya-siddha kari’ māne . One should not think that because Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was personally present five hundred years ago, only His associates were liberated. Rather, Śrīla Narottama dāsa Țhākura says that anyone is a  nitya-siddha  if he acts on behalf of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu by spreading the glories of the holy name of the Lord. We should respect those devotees preaching the glories of the Lord as  nitya-siddha  and should not consider them conditioned.
māṁ ca yo ‘vyabhicāreṇa  
 bhakti-yogena sevate  
 sa guṇān samatītyaitān  
 brahma-bhūyāya kalpate  
    (Bg. 14.26)
One who has transcended the material modes of nature is supposed to be on the Brahman platform. That is also the platform of  nitya-siddha . The  nitya-siddha  not