Category:Nityananda's Delivering
Theme Analysis
Lord Nityānanda is the incarnation of Lord Balarāma, appearing specifically to assist Lord Caitanya in His mission of delivering the fallen souls of Kali-yuga. While Lord Caitanya is the inaugurator of the saṅkīrtana movement, the specific task of delivering the most degraded elements of society—exemplified by the drunkards Jagāi and Mādhāi—was undertaken by Nityānanda Prabhu. His mood is one of extreme compassion and tolerance; even when violently attacked and bleeding, He did not retaliate but instead interceded to save the aggressors from Lord Caitanya's wrath. This pastime serves as the eternal evidence that the holy name can deliver anyone, regardless of their sinful background.
- The Mission of Compassion: Nityānanda Prabhu specifically sought out Jagāi and Mādhāi because He knew that delivering such fallen souls would bring the greatest glory to Lord Caitanya.
- Tolerance in Preaching: He exhibited the highest standard of a preacher by tolerating physical injury for the sake of liberating others, a quality compared to that of Jesus Christ.
- Protection from Wrath: When Lord Caitanya wanted to punish the sinners with His Sudarśana cakra, it was Nityānanda Prabhu who stepped in to beg for their forgiveness.
- Empowerment of Servants: The delivering power of Nityānanda Prabhu is so potent that by His grace, His servants in the disciplic succession can deliver thousands of similar souls.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Lord Nityānanda's Mission of Delivering the Fallen.
Pages in category "Nityananda's Delivering"
The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
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- Haridasa Thakura was caned in twenty-two marketplaces, and Lord Caitanya's principal assistant, Nityananda, was violently attacked by Jagai and Madhai. But still they were tolerant because their mission was to deliver the fallen souls
- He is happy personally, but because He knows that "These drunkards, woman-hunters, prostitute-hunters will suffer very, very severely, so why not deliver them?" This is Nityananda Prabhu, Vaisnava
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- In the evening the report of the preaching work was submitted to the Lord, and He was glad to learn that Nityananda and Haridasa had attempted to deliver such a stupid pair of fellows
- It was Srila Nityananda Prabhu who delivered persons like Jagai and Madhai. Therefore, Lord Caitanya says, amara - duskara - karma, toma haite haye. Jagai and Madhai were delivered solely by Nityananda Prabhu's mercy
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- Just like Lord Nityananda, He was injured, but still He delivered Jagai-Madhai. That should be your principle. Sometimes we have to cheat, sometimes we have to be injured - so many things. The only device is how people can become Krsna conscious
- Just to deliver all the sinful persons of this age by propagating the chanting of the holy name, Lord Krsna and Lord Balarama have advented as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu. Jagai and Madhai are evidence of Their success
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- Nityananda Prabhu considered, "So these two brothers (Jagai & Madhai) are so fallen? So why not deliver them first?" This is Nityananda Prabhu
- Nityananda Prabhu delivered Jagai and Madhai, but a servant of Nityananda Prabhu, by His grace, can deliver many thousands of Jagais and Madhais. That is the special benediction of the disciplic succession
- Nityananda Prabhu wanted to show an example that "I shall deliver these two brothers. Never mind they are so fallen." That is called krpa-siddha. So we should always remember there are three categories: nitya-siddha, sadhana-siddha and krpa-siddha
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- Sri Baladeva appeared as Sri Nityananda Prabhu during the advent of Lord Caitanya, and the great Lord Nityananda Prabhu exhibited His causeless mercy by delivering a pair of extremely fallen souls, namely Jagai and Madhai
- Sri Nityananda Prabhu, who is the incarnation of Godhead as divine master, delivered the typical naradhamas, the brothers Jagai and Madhai, and showed how the mercy of a real devotee is bestowed upon the lowest of mankind. BG 1972 purports
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- Thereafter mother Sacidevi saw the brothers Krsna and Balarama in Their manifestation of Lord Caitanya and Nityananda. Then the Lord delivered the two brothers Jagai and Madhai
- They (Caitanya and Nityananda) come especially to deliver the fallen souls of this age. papi tapi yata chila, hari-name uddharila. Their weapon is sankirtana, hari-nama
- They are delivering all kinds of sinful men simply by chanting Hare Krsna. And what is the evidence of this? The evidence is that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu delivered the sinful Jagai and Madhai
- This (meeting difficulties while engaged in preaching) was exhibited by Lord Nityananda when He delivered the two fallen souls Jagai and Madhai, and similarly Lord Jesus Christ was crucified by the nonbelievers
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- When Nityananda Prabhu went to preach Krsna consciousness to the two roguish brothers Jagai and Madhai, they injured Him and made His head bleed, but He tolerantly delivered the two rogues, who became perfect Vaisnavas. This is the duty of a preacher
- When they (Jagai and Madhai) injured Nityananda Prabhu, Lord Caitanya became angry and decided to kill them with His Sudarsana cakra, but Nityananda Prabhu saved them from the Lord's wrath and delivered them