Nitā I Karuṇā Nidhi
Kāmoda-rāga
Lord Nitāi is an ocean of mercy. The rules of religion rest in Him.
To the poor, fallen, unhappy people He gives the treasure of ecstatic spiritual love. He makes them wealthy in that treasure.
Surrounded by His dear associates, He dances in the dancing-circle.
How has He become intoxicated with ecstatic spiritual love? I do not know. He does not know if it is day or night.
Chanting, “Gaura! Gaura!”, He weeps. Not a single sesame seed’s worth of peaceful restraint remains within Him.
His body is covered with dust. Seeing Him, who can remain peaceful?
Seeing His glories, who will not weep in ecstasy? Alas! Only Narahari dāsa stays far away from that ecstasy.
About Nitā I Karuṇā Nidhi
"Nitai, ocean of compassion" — a single compact epithet, karuṇā nidhi, naming mercy as his defining attribute.
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Lord Nitāi is an ocean of mercy. The rules of religion rest in Him.
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