Akrodha Paramananda

"Supreme Bliss that is Never Angry" — 2. Akrodha Paramānanda

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akrodha paramānanda nityānanda rāy abhimāna śūnya nitāi nagare beḍāy

Word for word

akrodha—not angry; paramānanda—supreme bliss; nityānanda rāy—the venerable Lord Nityānanda; abhimāna śūnya—without pride; nitāi—Nitāi; nagare—in the village; beḍāy—wanders

Translation

The noble Lord Nityānanda Rāy is never angry, for He is the personification of supreme transcendental bliss. Devoid of any concept of false ego, Nitāi wanders about the town.

2

adhama patita jīver dvāre dvāre giyā hari-nāma mahā-mantra deno bilāiyā

Word for word

adhama—wretched; patita—fallen; jīver—of the souls; dvāre dvāre—door to door; giyā—having gone; hari-nāma mahā-mantra—the great chanting of the Lord's holy names; deno—He gives; bilāiyā—distributing

Translation

Going from door to door in the residences of the most fallen and wretched souls, He freely distributes the gift of the Hari-nāma mahā-mantra.

3

jāre dekhe tāre kohe dante tṛṇa dhori' āmāre kiniyā loho bhajo gaura-hari

Word for word

jāre dekhe—whoever He sees; tāre kohe—to them He says; dante—in the teeth; tṛṇa dhori'—holding straw; āmāre kiniyā—purchasing me; loho—please take; bhajo—do worship; gaura-hari—Lord Chaitanya

Translation

He exclaims to whomever he sees while holding straw between his teeth, "Please purchase me by worshipping Gaurahari!" ("O my dear brother! I am grasping your feet! O Mādhāi, at your feet I request you to just once chant 'Hari, Hari!' Only once, dear Mādhāi, just chant 'Gaura Hari!' Please chant His holy name and you will be delivered from the material world.")

4

eto boli' nityānanda bhūme gaḍi jāy sonāra parvata jeno dhūlāte loṭāy

Word for word

eto boli'—saying thus; nityānanda—Nityānanda; bhūme—on the ground; gaḍi jāy—rolls about; sonār parvata—a mountain of gold; jeno—just like; dhūlāte loṭāy—tumbling in the dust

Translation

Saying thus, Nityānanda Prabhu rolls about on the ground, appearing like a golden mountain tumbling in the dust. (He rolls on the ground, tumbling in the dust. He looks just like a golden mountain rolling upon the earth. The golden mountain roars 'Gaura Hari Hari!' while rolling in the dust, and again chants 'Gaura Hari Hari!')

5

heno avatāre jār rati nā janmilo locan bole sei pāpī elo ār gelo

Word for word

heno avatāre—for such an incarnation; jār—whose; rati—affection; nā janmilo—has not come about; locan bole—Locana Dāsa says; sei pāpī—that sinful person; elo—comes; ār—and; gelo—goes (in repeated birth and death)

Translation

Locana Dāsa says, "Whoever has not experienced the awakening of affection for such an avatār as this, that sinful person simply comes and goes uselessly in the cycle of repeated birth and death."

Frequently asked

Who wrote Akrodha Paramananda?

Akrodha Paramananda was composed by Locana Dasa Thakura. It appears in More Songs of the Vaisnava Acaryas.

What is the meaning of Akrodha Paramananda?

The noble Lord Nityānanda Rāy is never angry, for He is the personification of supreme transcendental bliss. Devoid of any concept of false ego, Nitāi wanders about the town.

Where can I listen to Akrodha Paramananda?

You can listen to 7 recordings of Akrodha Paramananda on this page, including versions sung by HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu, HG Ananta Nitai Prabhu, HG Sivarama Prabhu, HH Radhanath Swami.

How many verses does Akrodha Paramananda have?

Akrodha Paramananda has 5 verses.