One day Jiva told his mother that he was going to visit some relatives in one of their ancestral homes. When he came out of their sight he fled to Navadwip. There he was introduced to Lord Nityananda in Srivas’s home. Lord Nityananda embraced him and offered to take him on a personal tour of the nine islands of Navadwip dham. First He brought him to yoga pitha where Lord Caitanya appeared and performed His pastimes for the first 24 years of His life as Navadwipa Chandra. Then He took Jiva to Sacidevi and Vishnupriya who were happy to meet Jiva. They felt Lord Caitanya was sending a very special, personal associate of His, for them to serve. Sacimata cooked with her own loving hands, served them and then shared Gaur katha. Nityananda Prabhu took Jiva Goswami from place to place. Not only was He telling Jiva Gosvami the Lord’s lilas but he was lifting the curtain of the dham and actually showing him the Lord’s eternal pastimes of Navadwip Dham. Our beloved acarya Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakura has recorded the essence of this parikrama in his book ‘Navadwipa Dham Mahatmaya’. At the end of this parikrama Nityananda Prabhu told Jiva Goswami, “Lord Caitanya has given Sri Vrindavan dham to your family. You should go to Vrindavan and dedicate the rest of your life in service of Rupa Goswami and Sanatana Goswami.”
– Radhanath Swami
Jai Nitai !!! Nityananda Gosai is very merciful & Guru represents him.
Hare Krishna Recently in Mayapur Yatra hearing these kathas by Maharaj was like viewing the past times in front of eyes. Thank you Maharaj for the yatra in which you give deep insights to the pastimes of the Lord and tell them to us so lively as if things are just happening in front of us.
YS
Anurag
thanks for wonderful information.
Storytelling is deeper than what it is generally understood as. It’s not just about a granny putting a child to sleep. In fact, in its spiritual application, storytelling is a primary means of entering into the cozy soothing embrace of the simple and yet mysterious pastimes of the Lord. These stories wake us up to spiritual realities. Radhanath Swami is a superb storyteller.
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Radhanath Swami Maharaj for the wonderful article on Nitai’s mercy on Jiva Goswami.
Wonderful information. “Vrndavan is given to your family” Each family should make home vrndavana. Then this material world becomes spiritual world. All glories to HH Radhanatha Svami Maharaja.
Lord Nitayanda’s mercy is still flowing through acharyas in the parmapara.
Personal realizations of HH Radhanath Swami are most wonderful…..newer joys arise from it every time we hear or read them
nityananda is original spiritual master showing the way to krishna.thank you so much maharaj for being so kind n taking us to krishna
Inspiring story of Nityanand pr taking Jiva goswami personally for Navadweep praikrama and sharing chaitanya lila … epitome of mercy of Lord Nityananda, which is the only hope for us fallen conditions also. thank you very much for sharing.
Thanks for sharing the background behind the book Navadweep Dham Mahatmya.
nityananda is patita patita pavan.extremely merciful.
One must always keep the words from the spiritual master to his heart.
Beautiful description….Lord Nityananda is very very merciful….
Lord Nityanand led the first yatra to Mayapur for Jiva Goswami
Thank you Radhanath Swami for narrating Lord Nityananda’s pastimes with such detail. It was spiritually very very blissful.
lord nityananda is rely a king of compassion.
Nityananda Prabhu’s mercy is what we are all begging to achieve.
Superb. Without the mercy of Lord Nityanand prabhu, we can’t receive the seed of Devotional Service within our hearts.
This article reminds me of a drama on Lord Nityanandas mercy to Chandidas wherein in 3 nights a dacoit like Chandi das was delivered in a spectacular way by Nitai . Radhanath swami has very nicely narrated this pass time .
Just like Lord Chaitanya gave Vrindavan dham to family of Jiva Goswami. Similarly HH Radhanath Swami has given us the mercy of Holy places like Vrindavan and Mayapur by yatras, lectures and his realizations.
HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj ki Jai!!!
nice narration.
Thank you Maharaj for sharing Lord Nityanand’s mercy through Srila Jiva Goswami.
Reading this article, inspired to read Navadwipa dham mahatmya.
I would surely go through that book which reveals all that Nityananda Prabhu has revealed.
Radhanath Maharaj ki jai ho.
when we hear pastimes from such pure souls like Maharaj we start visualizing the pastime he narrates with such deep devotion.
Thank you for a detailed description of Lord Nityananda pastimes.
Only by the mercy of Nityananda one can get access to the eternal pastimes of Lord Chaitanya
A Guru is essential for revealing the absolute truth to the conditioned soul.One should take shelter of such guru
Thank you very much for sharing this wonderful story of special mercy of lord nityananda on srila jiva goswami, instructions to serve rupa and sanatan goswami in vrindavan dham was heart touching.
all glories to Nityanand prabhu.
Inspiring article on Nitai’s mercy.
Thank you Maharaj.
Inspired to read the book. Thank you very much.
wonderful pastime.
May Lord Nityandand gives his mercy to all of us. Thank you very much for sharing the same.
All glories to Sri Nityananda Prabhu. We can actually see and understand the dham by the mercy of great saints like HH Radhanath Swami.
Wonderful pastime, teaching us about relationship among devotees, mercy and dedication & sacrifice for service.
Thanks, I was wanting to know Jiva Gosvamis initial story. thanks alot again.
Nityanand pastime are so blissful, without the mercy of Nityanand we cannot get the mercy of Chaitanya mahaprabhu. we should pray and beg Nityanand very sincerely for pure devotional service
This is such an inspiring article.