All glory, all glory to Lord Nityānanda Balarāma, by whose mercy I have attained shelter in the transcendental abode of Vṛndāvana! (200) All glory, all glory to the merciful Lord Nityānanda, by whose mercy I have attained shelter at the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Sanātana! (201) By His mercy I have attained the shelter of the great personality Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, and by His mercy I have found the refuge of Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara. (202)
By the mercy of Sanātana Gosvāmī I have learned the final conclusions of devotional service, and by the grace of Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī I have tasted the highest nectar of devotional service. (203) All glory, all glory to the lotus feet of Lord Nityānanda, by whose mercy I have attained Śrī Rādhā- Govinda! (204) I am more sinful than Jagāi and Mādhāi and even lower than the worms in the stool. (205) Anyone who hears my name loses the results of his pious activities. Anyone who utters my name becomes sinful. (206) Who in this world but Nityānanda could show His mercy to such an abominable person as me? (207) Because He is intoxicated by ecstatic love and is an incarnation of mercy, He does not distinguish between the good and the bad. (208)
He delivers all those who fall down before Him. Therefore He has delivered such a sinful and fallen person as me. (209) Although I am sinful and I am the most fallen, He has conferred upon me the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī. (210) I am not fit to speak all these confidential words about my visiting Lord Madana Gopāla and Lord Govinda. (211) Lord Madana Gopāla, the chief Deity of Vṛndāvana, is the enjoyer of the rāsa dance and is directly the son of the King of Vraja. (212) He enjoys the rāsa dance with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, Śrī Lalitā and others. He manifests Himself as the Cupid of Cupids. (213)
“Wearing yellow garments and decorated with a flower garland, Lord Kṛṣṇa, appearing among the gopīs with His smiling lotus face, looked directly like the charmer of the heart of Cupid.” (214) With Rādhā and Lalitā serving Him on His two sides, He attracts the hearts of all by His own sweetness. (215) The mercy of Lord Nityānanda showed me Śrī Madana- mohana and gave me Śrī Madana- mohana as my Lord and master. (216) He granted to one as low as me the sight of Lord Govinda. Words cannot describe this, nor is it fit to be disclosed. (217)
On an altar made of gems in the principal temple of Vṛndāvana, amidst a forest of desire trees, Lord Govinda, the son of the King of Vraja, sits upon a throne of gems and manifests His full glory and sweetness, thus enchanting the entire world. (218 219) By His left side is Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and Her personal friends. With them Lord Govinda enjoys the rāsa- līlā and many other pastimes. (220) Lord Brahmā, sitting on his lotus seat in his own abode, always meditates on Him and worships Him with the mantra consisting of eighteen syllables. (221)
Everyone in the fourteen worlds meditates upon Him, and all the denizens of Vaikuṇṭha sing of His qualities and pastimes. (222) The goddess of fortune is attracted by His sweetness, which Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has described in this way: (223) “My dear friend, if you are indeed attached to your worldly friends, do not look at the smiling face of Lord Govinda as He stands on the bank of the Yamunā at Keśīghāṭa. Casting sidelong glances, He places His flute to His lips, which seem like newly blossomed twigs. His transcendental body, bending in three places, appears very bright in the moonlight.” (224) Without a doubt He is directly the son of the King of Vraja. Only a fool considers Him a statue. (225)
For that offense, he cannot be liberated. Rather, he will fall into a terrible hellish condition. What more should I say? (226) Therefore who can describe the mercy of the lotus feet of Him [Lord Nityānanda] by whom I have attained the shelter of this Lord Govinda? (227) All the groups of Vaiṣṇavas who live in Vṛndāvana are absorbed in chanting the all- auspicious name of Kṛṣṇa. (228) Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda are the life and soul of those Vaiṣṇavas, who do not know anything but devotional service to Śrī Śrī Rādhā- Kṛṣṇa. (229) The dust and shade of the lotus feet of the Vaiṣṇavas have been granted to this fallen soul by the mercy of Lord Nityānanda. (230)
Lord Nityānanda said, “In Vṛndāvana all things are possible.” Here I have explained His brief statement in detail. (231) I have attained all this by coming to Vṛndāvana, and this was made possible by the mercy of Lord Nityānanda. (232) I have described my own story without reservations. The attributes of Lord Nityānanda, making me like a madman, force me to write these things. (233) The glories of Lord Nityānanda’s transcendental attributes are unfathomable. Even Lord Śeṣa, with His thousands of mouths, cannot find their limit. (234) Praying at the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha, always desiring their mercy, I, Kṛṣṇadāsa, narrate Śrī Caitanya- caritāmṛta, following in their footsteps. (235)
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