Post by Gauranga on May 31, 2004 20:11:37 GMT -5
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Short Introduction
In Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila 1.41 purport, it is stated: "According to specific pastimes, the names are spiritually empowered. "
Also Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura describes in the Hari-nama-cintamani, Chapter Two:
ei rupa nityalila-prakasaka nama;
e-saba kirtane jiva paya krsna dhama.
"The names of the Lord which reveal His eternal variegated pastimes are known as His principle names. Anyone who specifically chants these names of the Lord will surely attain the Lord's supreme abode."
Thus these 100 Names of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are very very special because They fully describe His superexcellent pastimes beginning from His appearance in Sri Navadvipa-dhama till His later pastimes as a sannyasi in Sri Jagannatha Puri. Also one gets the mercy of Srila Nityananda Prabhu (the original spiritual master) by reciting these names because they have originated from Him. Thus by reciting these 100 names everyday with a simple heart, one will get a full vision of the Lord's pastimes performed throughout His presence on this planet and gradually one will become absorbed in those pastimes. The ultimate result will be that such a person will become qualified to enter into those pastimes and personally enjoy with the Lord eternally.
The only qualification required to achieve the maximum benefit from the chanting of these 100 names is described as follows:
kutinati chada mana karaha sarala;
gaura-nama laya labhe sarva phala.
"If one chants these names of Lord Gaura with a simple and non-duplicitous mind and heart, then he will very quickly achieve the fruit of the fulfillment of all his desires."
In the towns and villages of Nadiya (Sri Navadvipa-dhama), Lord Nityananda (Lord Balarama) ecstatically dances and sings these most auspicious one hundred names of Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu:
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(Note: All the 100 Names are in stanzas comprising of two lines and each line of the Stanza can be sung in any simple melody followed by the next line. The translations and the numbers are for the reference of the chanter so that he can remember the meaning of each name while reciting them. The translations need not be recited with the daily recitation of the 100 Names once the meanings are understood.)
(1)jagannatha-suta(2)mahaprabhu(3)visvambhara
(4) mayapura-sasi (5) navadvipa-sudhakara
(1) Lord Caitanya is the beloved son of Sri Jagannatha Misra. (2) He is Mahaprabhu, the greatest master of all the living entities. (3) He is the maintainer of the whole creation. (4) He is the shining moon of Sri Mayapura, and (5) the source of all nectar for the residents and the land of Sri Navadvipa.
(6) saci-suta (7) gaurahari (8) nimai-sundara
(9) radha-bhava-kanti-acchadita (10) natabara
(6) He is the beloved son of Sri Saci Mata, and (7) is Lord Hari with a fair golden complexion. (8) As He was born under a nim tree He is called Nimai-sundara (beautiful Nimai). (9) He is covered by the sentiment and luster of Srimati Radharani, and (10) He is the best of all dancers.
(11)namananda(12)capala balaka(13)matr-bhakta
(14)brahmanda-vadana(15) tarki (16) kautukanurakta
(11) He becomes restless and blissful upon hearing the holy names of Lord Hari. (12) In His boyhood pastimes He is swift and agile, and (13) is always devoted to His mother. (14) He displays the entire universe within His mouth, (15) is the greatest logician, and (16) is greatly fond of joking and playing pranks.
(17) vidyarthi-udupa (18)caura-dvayera mohana
(19)tairthika-sarvasva(20)gramya-balika-kridana
(17) He is the moon among all the scholarly students, and (18) He bewildered two thieves who tried to steal His jewels when He was a small child and took them for a ride. (19) He is the cynosure of all philosophers, and (20) He teased and joked with the village girls of Nadiya in His childhood.
(21) laksmi-prati bora-data (22) uddhata balaka
(23) sri-sacira pati-putra-soka-nibaraka
(21) He is the giver of the desired blessings to Srimati Laksmi-priya (His first wife) when He saw Her for the first time on the banks of the Ganges.
(22) He is very mischievous as a child, and (23) is the dispeller of the grief Saci-mata felt after losing her husband Jagannatha Misra and first son Visvarupa (who took sannyasa).
(24) laksmi-pati (25) purva-desa-sarva-klesa-hara
(26) digvijayi-darpa-hari (27) visnu-priyeswara
(24) He is the Lord and husband of Laksmi-priya. (25) During His travels, He removed all the distress of East Bengal (Bangladesh). (26) He eradicated the pride of the conquering pandita named Kesava Kasmiri, and (27) is the beloved Lord of Srimati Visnupriya (His second wife and energy).
(28) arya-dharma-pala (29) pitr-gaya pinda-data
(30)puri-sisya(31)madhvacarya-sampradaya-pata
(28) He is the preserver of sanatana-dharma (the eternal religion of the soul which is to serve and love God), and (29) the giver of the pinda oblation to the forefathers at the holy town of Gaya after the disappearance of His father Jagannatha Misra. (30) He accepted Sri Isvara Puri as his spiritual master, and (31) is the protector and maintainer of the Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya- sampradaya.
(32)krsna-namonmatta(33)krsna-tattva-adhyapaka
(34) nama-sankirtana-yuga-dharma-pravartaka
(32) He becomes madly intoxicated by tasting the nectar of the holy name of Krsna, and (33) is the ultimate professor of the science of Krsna consciousness. (34) He inaugurated the religion for the age of Kali, which is called nama- sankirtana i.e. congregational chanting of the names of Krsna.
(35) adwaita-bandhava (36) srinivasa-grha-dhana
(37) nityananda-prana (38) gadadharera jivana
(35) He is the dearmost friend of Srila Advaita Acarya, (36) the treasure of Srila Srivasa Thakura's home, (37) the life and soul of Srila Nityananda Prabhu, and (38) the very source of life for Srila Gadadhara Pandita.
(39) antardvipa-sasadhara (40) simanta-vijaya
(41) godruma-bihari (42) madhyadvipa-lilasraya
(39) He is the moon of Antardvipa (the central island of Navadvipa), and (40) the triumph of Simantadvipa. (41) He enjoys wandering and frolicking on the island of Godruma, and (42) is the shelter of the pastimes in Madhyadvipa.
(43) koladwipa-pati (44) rtudwipa-maheswara
(45) jahnu-modadruma-rudradwipera iswara
(43) He is the Lord of Koladvipa, (44) the great controller of Rtudvipa, and (45) the master of Jahnudvipa, Modadrumadvipa, and Rudradvipa.
(46) nava-khanda-ranganatha (47)jahnavi-jivana
(48) jagai-madhai-adi durvrtta-tarana
(46) He is thus the Supreme Lord and Enjoyer of the nine islands of Navadvipa, which serve as the stage for His wonderful pastimes. (47) He is the life of the River Ganga, and (48) the deliverer of all sorts of rogues and rascals beginning with Jagai and Madhai.
(49) nagara-kirtana-simha (50) kaji-uddharana
(49) He is the lion of congregational chanting, and (50) the deliverer of Chand Kazi.
Next 50 Names of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu continued..
