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Nitai Guna Mani

"Nityānanda My Treasure" — 37. Nitāi Guṇa Maṇi

Nityananda Songs

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1
nitāi guṇa-maṇi āmār nitāi guṇa-maṇi āniyā premer vanyā bhāsāilo avanī
Word for word
nitāi—Lord Nityānanda; guṇa-maṇi—the jewel of all good qualities; āmār—my; nitāi—Lord Nityānanda; guṇa-maṇi—the jewel of all good qualities; āniyā—bringing; premer vanyā—the flood of divine ecstatic love; bhāsāilo—has drowned; avanī—the world
Translation

My Lord Nityānanda, the jewel of all good qualities, my Lord Nityānanda, the jewel of all good qualities, has brought the flood of ecstatic love of God that drowned the entire world.

2
premer vanyā loiyā nitāi āilā gauḍa-deśe ḍubilo bhakata-gaṇa dīna hīna bhāse
Word for word
premer vanyā—the flood of divine ecstatic love; loiyā—having brought; nitāi—Lord Nityānanda; āilā—having returned; gauḍa-deśe—to Bengal; ḍubilo—has drowned; bhakata-gaṇa—the assembly of devotees; dīna hīna—the fallen non devotees; bhāse—remained floating
Translation

Bringing this overwhelming deluge of prema when He returned to Bengal from Jagannātha Purī on Lord Chaitanya's order, Nitāi has inundated the assembly of devotees. The fallen non-devotees did not drown, however, but remained floating on that ecstatic ocean.

3
dīna hīna patita pāmara nāhi bāche brahmār durlabha prema sabākāre jāce
Word for word
dīna hīna—those who are sinful and destitute; patita—fallen; pāmara—wretched; nāhi—not; bāche—desiring; brahmār durlabha—unattainable even for Lord Brahmā; prema—ecstatic love; sabākāre—unto everyone; jāce—He (Lord Nityānanda) offers
Translation

Lord Nityānanda freely offered this exalted prema, which is difficult for Lord Brahmā to attain, even to the fallen and wretched souls who were not desirous of receiving it.

4
ābaddha karuṇā-sindhu nitāi kāṭiyā muhān ghare ghare bule prema-amiyār bān
Word for word
ābaddha—sealed; karuṇā-sindhu—the ocean of mercy; nitāi—Lord Nityānanda; kāṭiyā—cutting a channel; muhān—great; ghare ghare—from house to house; bule—He splashes; prema-amiyār bān—the flood of nectarlike divine love
Translation

The ocean of mercy had formerly been sealed tightly, but Nitāi cut a channel in its boundary to allow the great flooding waves of nectarean prema to splash from house to house.

5
locan bole mor nitāi jebā nā bhajilo jāniyā śuniyā sei ātma-ghātī hoilo
Word for word
locan bole—the author Locana Dāsa says; mor—my; nitāi—Lord Nityānanda; jebā—whoever; nā bhajilo—has not worshiped; jāniyā—even knowing better; śuniyā—or hearing about it; sei—that person; ātma-ghātī—the killer of the soul; hoilo—becomes
Translation

Locana Dāsa says, "Whoever has not worshipped my Nitāi or taken advantage of this excellent opportunity offered by Him, knowingly commits suicide."

Frequently asked

Who wrote Nitai Guna Mani?

Nitai Guna Mani was composed by Locana Dasa Thakura. It appears in More Songs of the Vaisnava Acaryas.

What is the meaning of Nitai Guna Mani?

My Lord Nityānanda, the jewel of all good qualities, my Lord Nityānanda, the jewel of all good qualities, has brought the flood of ecstatic love of God that drowned the entire world.

Where can I listen to Nitai Guna Mani?

You can listen to 6 recordings of Nitai Guna Mani on this page, including versions sung by Srila Prabhupada, HG Ananta Nitai Prabhu, HH Bhakti Prema Swami, HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu.

How many verses does Nitai Guna Mani have?

Nitai Guna Mani has 5 verses.

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