Nityananda Trayodasi @ New Vrindavan
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
CC Adi 1.87, Translation: The appearance of ?r? K???a Caitanya and Prabhu Nity?nanda has surcharged the world with happiness.
The purpose of the appearance of Lord Caitanya and Lord Nity?nanda is to dispel the darkness of the soul.
CC Adi 1.94, Translation and Purport: All kinds of activities, both auspicious and inauspicious, that are detrimental to the discharge of transcendental loving service to Lord ?r? K???a are actions of the darkness of ignorance.
The poetical comparison of Lord Caitanya and Lord Nity?nanda to the sun and moon is very significant. The living entities are spiritual sparks, and their constitutional position is to render devotional service to the Supreme Lord in full K???a consciousness. So-called pious activities and other ritualistic performances, pious or impious, as well as the desire to escape from material existence, are all considered to be coverings of these spiritual sparks. The living entities must get free from these superfluous coverings and fully engage in K???a consciousness. The purpose of the appearance of Lord Caitanya and Lord Nity?nanda is to dispel the darkness of the soul. Before Their appearance, all these superfluous activities of the living entities were covering K???a consciousness, but after the appearance of these two brothers, people’s hearts are becoming cleansed, and they are again becoming situated in the real position of K???a consciousness.
CC Adi 13.61, Translation: In R??hade?a, the part of Bengal where the Ganges is not visible, Nity?nanda Prabhu, Ga?g?d?sa Pa??ita, Mur?ri Gupta and Mukunda took birth.
Another place nearby is named H???ug???. A fair is held there on the birthday of ?r? Nity?nanda Prabhu.
CC Adi 13.61, Purport: Another place nearby is named H???ug???. It is said that Lord Nity?nanda Prabhu brought all the holy places there. Therefore the people in the surrounding villages go there instead of to the Ganges to take bath. It is named H???ug??? because ?r?la Nity?nanda Prabhu used to perform the dadhi-ci?? festival of distributing chipped rice with yogurt pras?dam there and He took the pras?dam kneeling down. A sanctified lake in this place is always full of water throughout the year. A great fair is held there during Go??h???am?, and there is another big fair on the birthday of ?r? Nity?nanda Prabhu. In the Gaura-ga?odde?a-d?pik? (58–63) it is described that Hal?yudha, Baladeva, Vi?var?pa and Sa?kar?a?a appeared as Nity?nanda Avadh?ta.
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