Śrī-Śrī-Gaura-Nityānandera Dayā

This is a song by Locana dāsa Ṭhākura. Pahuṅ means "Lord," and dui jana means "two." Locana dāsa Ṭhākura declares that the two Lords Nitāi-Gauracandra–Lord Nitāi and Lord Caitanya–are very merciful (parama karuṇa). Saba avatāra–, sāra-śiromaṇi. Avatāra means "incarnation," and saba means "all." They are the essence of all incarnations. The specific significance of these incarnations is that prosecuting Their way of self-realization is simply joyful (kevala-ānanda-kanda), for They introduced chanting and dancing. There are many incarnations like Lord Rāma and even Kṛṣṇa, who taught Bhagavad-gītā–which requires knowledge and understanding. But Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda introduced a process that is simply joyful–which is simply to chant and dance. Therefore, Locana dāsa requests everyone: bhaja bhaja bhāi, caitanya-nitāi. "My dear brother, I request that you just worship Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda with firm conviction and faith." Don't think that this chanting and dancing will not lead to the desired goal. It will. It is the assurance of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu that one will get all perfection by this process. Therefore one must chant with firm faith and conviction (viśvāsa kori).

But what is the process? The process is viṣaya chāḍiyā, se rase majiyā. If one wants to be Kṛṣṇa conscious by this process, one has to give up his engagement in sense gratification. That is the only restriction. If one gives up sense gratification, it is sure that he will reach the desired goal. Mukhe bolo hari hari: one simply has to chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hari Hari, without any motive of sense gratification.

Dekha ore bhāi, tri-bhuvane nāi. Locana dāsa Ṭhākura says, "My dear brother, you just try and examine this. Within the three worlds there is no one like Lord Caitanya or Lord Nityānanda because Their merciful qualities are so great that They make even birds and beasts cry, not to speak of human beings." Actually, when Lord Caitanya passed through the forest known as Jharikhaṇḍa, the tigers, elephants, snakes, deer, and all other animals joined Him in chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. It is so nice that anyone can join. Even the animals can join, not to speak of human beings. Of course, it is not possible for ordinary men to induce animals to chant, but if Caitanya Mahāprabhu could inspire animals to chant, at least we can encourage human beings to adopt this path of Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra chanting. It is so nice that even the most stonehearted man will be melted. Pāṣāṇa means "stone." It is so nice that even stone will melt.

But Locana dāsa Ṭhākura regrets that he is entrapped by sense gratification. He addresses himself, "My dear mind, you are entrapped in this sense gratification process, and you have no attraction for chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. Since you have no attraction for the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda, what can I say? I can simply think of my misfortune. Yamarāja, the superintendent of death, is punishing me by not allowing me to be attracted by Lord Caitanya's movement."