Text 149] The Glories of Haridasa Thakura 285

SYNONYMS
nityananda-gosafi—Lord Nityananda; gaude—in Bengal; yabe—when; aila—
came back; prema pracdrite—to preach the cult of bhakti, love of Godhead;
tabe—at that time; bhramite lagila—began to tour.

TRANSLATION

When Lord Nityananda returned to Bengal to preach the cult of bhakti, love
of Godhead, He began touring all over the country.

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prema-pracdarana dra pasanda-dalana
dui-karye avadhuta karena bhramana

SYNONYMS

prema-pracdarana—preaching the cult of bhakti; ara—and; pasanda-dalana—
subduing atheistic men; dui-karye—with two kinds of activities; avadhdta—the
great devotee and mendicant; karena—does; bhramana—touring.

TRANSLATION

For two purposes—to spread the cult of bhakti and to defeat and subdue
the atheists—Lord Nityananda, the most dedicated devotee of the Lord,
moved throughout the country.

PURPORT
As stated in Bhagavad-gita (4.8):

paritrandya sadhanam
vindsdya ca duskrtam

dharma-sarnsthapandarthaya
sarnbhavami yuge yuge

Lord Krsna appears in every millennium for two purposes, namely to deliver the
devotees and kill the nondevotees. His devotees also have two similar purposes —
to preach the bhakti cult of Krsna consciousness and defeat all kinds of agnostics
and atheistic demons. Nitydnanda Prabhu carried out the order of Lord Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu in this way, and those who strictly follow Nityananda
