Adi-\tla, Chapter 7 153
nityananda-gosafe pathaila gauda-dese
tenho bhakti pracarila asesa-visese
SYNONYMS
nityananda—Lord Nityananda; gosafe—the acdrya; pathaila—was sent; gauda-
dese—in Bengal; tenho—He; bhakti—devotional cult; pracarila—preached; asesa-
visese—in a very extensive way.
TRANSLATION
As Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami were sent toward Mathura, so Nityananda
Prabhu was sent to Bengal to preach extensively the cult of Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
PURPORT
The name of Lord Nityananda is very famous in Bengal. Of course, anyone who
knows Lord Nityananda knows Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also, but there are some
mmispulded devotees who stress the importance of Lord Nityananda more than that
of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. This is not good. Nor should Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
be stressed more than Lord Nityananda. The author of Cajtanya-caritamrta, Krsna-
dasa Kaviraja Gosvami, left his home because of his brother’s stressing the impor-
tance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu over that of Nityananda Prabhu. Actually, one
should offer respect to the Pafica-tattva without such foolish discrimination, not
considering Nityananda Prabhu to be greater, Caitanya Mahaprabhu to be greater
or Advaita Prabhu to be greater. The respect should be offered equally: sri-krsna-
caitanya prabhu nityananda Ssri-advaita gadadhara Srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda. All
devotees of Lord Caitanya or Nityananda are worshipable persons.
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ATCT SNA CHM BRANT SIGIAA 1 SU i
apane daksina desa karila gamana
grame grame kaila krsna-nama pracarana
SYNONYMS
apane—personally; daksina desa—South India; karila—went; gamana—traveling;
grame grame—in each and every village; Raila—He did; krsna-nama—the holy name
of Lord Krsna; pracarana—broadcasting.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally went to South India, and He broadcast the
holy name of Lord Krsna in every village and town.
