Bhajan & Purport to Parama Koruṅa

Prabhupāda: [sings:]

parama karuṅa, paṅhū dui jana, nitāi-gauracandra saba avatāra-sāra- śiromaṅi, kevala ānanda-kanda

[Lord Nitāi and Lord Gauracandra are very merciful. They are the essence of all incarnations. The specific significance of these incarnations is that They introduced a process of chanting and dancing that is simply joyful.]

bhaja bhaja bhāi, caitanya-nitāi, sudṛḍha viśvāsa kari’ viṣaya chāḍiyā, se rase majiyā, mukhe bala hari hari

[My dear brothers, I request that you just worship Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda with firm conviction and faith. If one wants to be Kṛṣṅa conscious by this process, one has to give up his engagement in sense gratification. Become absorbed in worshiping Lord Caitanya and Nityananda and simply chant “Hare Kṛṣṅa! Hari Hari!” without any material motive.]

dekha ore bhāi, tribhuvane nāi, emana dayāla dātā paśu-pākhī jhure, pāṣāṅa vidare, śuni jāṅra guṅa-gāthā

[My dear brothers, just try to examine this. Within the three worlds there is no one like Lord Caitanya or Lord Nityānanda. Their merciful qualities are so great that upon hearing them even birds and beasts cry and stones melt.]

saṁsāre majiyā, rahili paḍiyā, se pade nahila āśa āpana karama, bhuñjāye śamana, kahaye locana dāsa

[But I, Locana Dāsa, regret that I am entrapped by sense gratification. I have no attraction for the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda, and therefore Yamarāja, the superintendent of death, is punishing me by not allowing me to be attracted by this movement.]

[16:50]

Prabhupāda: Parama koruṅa, paṅhū dui jana, nitāi gauracandra. This is a song by Locana dāsa Ṭhākura, a great devotee and ācārya of the Gauḍīya-sampradāya. He is declaring that paṅhū dui jana. Paṅhū means lords. Dui jana means two. Who are the two Lords? Nitāi Gauracandra. One is Lord Nitāi, Nityānanda; another is Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

So he says that "These two Lords are very merciful.'' Parama karuṅa, paṅhū dui jana.. Parama karuṅa means very merciful. Nitai Gauracandra. Saba avatāra-sāra- śiromaṅi. Avatāra means incarnation, and saba means all. "They are the essence of all incarnations.'' Saba avatāra-sāra-śiromaṅi, kevala ānanda-kanda: "And the specific significance of these incarnations is that to prosecute Their ways of self-realization is simply joyful,'' ānanda-kanda.

They introduced chanting and dancing. No other incarnation... There are many incarnation, just like Lord Rāma. Even Kṛṣṅa, He taught Bhagavad-gītā. That requires knowledge, understanding. But here Lord Caitanya, Nityānanda, introduced some process which is simply joyful: simply chant and dance. Kevala ānanda-kanda. Saba avatāra-sāra- śiromaṅi, kevala ānanda-kanda.

Therefore he requests everyone, bhaja bhaja bhāi, caitanya nitāi: "My dear brothers, I request you. Just you worship Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda,'' sudṛḍha viśvāsa kari’, "with firm conviction and faith.'' Don't think that this chanting and dancing will not lead you to the desired goal. It will, because there is assurance of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu that you will get all perfection by this process.

Therefore Locana dāsa Ṭhākura says that "You must have firm faith and conviction.'' It will act. Bhaja bhaja bhāi, caitanya-nitāi, sudṛḍha. Sudṛḍha means firm; viśvāsa kori’, with faith and conviction. But what is the process? The process is viṣaya chāḍiyā, se rase majiyā. If you want to be Kṛṣṅa conscious under that process, then you have to give up your engagement of sense gratification. That is the only restriction. You cannot do that. Then it will be very nice.

If you give up sense gratification and come to this stage, then it is sure that you will reach to the desired goal. Viṣaya chāḍiyā, se rase majiyā, mukhe bala hari hari: "And you have to simply chant Hare Kṛṣṅa, 'Hari Hari,' that's all, without any motive of sense gratification.''

Dekha ore bhāi, tribhuvane nāi. He says, "My dear brothers, you just try and examine that within these three worlds there is nobody like Lord Caitanya or Nityānanda Prabhu.'' Because, paśu-pākhī jhure, pāṣāṅa vidare: "Their mercy and qualities are so great that even birds and beasts, they are crying, what to speak of human being?''

Actually, when Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu passed through the forest of Jhārikhaṅḍa, the tigers, the elephants, the snake, the deer, all joined Him in chanting Hare Kṛṣṅa. It is so nice. Anyone can join. Animals can join, what to speak of human being? Of course, it is not possible for ordinary man to enthuse animals to chant, but Caitanya Mahāprabhu did it actually.

So even if we cannot enthuse animals, we can enthuse at least human being to this path of Hare Kṛṣṅa mantra chanting. Paśu-pākhī jhure, pāṣāṅa vidare. And it is so nice that even the most stonehearted men will be melted. Pāṣāṅa vidare. Pāṣāṅa means stone, and vidare. Pāṣāṅa, even stone, will melt, it is so nice.

But he regrets that, viṣaya majiyā: "Being entrapped by sense gratification...'' Viṣaya majiyā, rohili bhuliyā. He's addressing himself, "My dear mind, you are entrapped in the sense gratification process and you have no attraction for chanting Hare Kṛṣṅa.'' Viṣaya bhuliyā, rahili majiyā, se pade nahila āśa: "You have no attraction for the lotus feet of Caitanya-Nityānanda. So what can I say? It is only...''

Āpana karama, bhuñjāya śamana: "I can simply think of my misfortune only that Yamarāja, the superintendent of death, he is punishing me in this way, that he is not allowing me to be attracted to this movement.'' This is the statement of... Kahaye locana-dāsa: "This is the statement of Locana dāsa Ṭhākura.'' [end]