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Title: Who chanted Bhaja Gauranga
and why
User: Swami Gaurangapada Date: 2006-05-07 10:24:00
Please can you tell me
who sings the following song and in which
scripture is it mentioned. Bhaja Gauranga Kaha Gauranga Laha Gauranga
naam re Je jan Gauranga bhaje se amara
pran re
Answer by Swami
Gaurangapada:
The Supreme Lord Nityananda Prabhu is
constantly singing bhaja gauranga, kaha
gauranga....and this is His most primary and repeated instruction and
petition to the conditioned offensive souls.
Shrila Prabhupada in his
Shri Chaitanya Charitamrita Adi lila 7.5 lecture at Mayapur, March 7, 1974:
"Nityananda Prabhu is guru-tattva, and
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is sevya-tattva.The guru is teaching, Nityananda Prabhu is
teaching how to worship Shri Caitany
Mahaprabhu.
bhaja gauranga kaha gauranga laha gaurangera
name ye jana gauranga bhaje sei amara
prana re.
This is Nityananda Prabhu's business."
Also Lord Nityananda
gives a similar instruction in Chaitanya-Charitamrita Madhya lila 1.29:
‘chaitanya’ seva, ‘chaitanya’ gao,
lao ‘chaitanya’ nama
‘caitanye’ ye bhakti kare, sei mora prana
Lord Nityananda implored;
“Serve Lord Gauranga, sing the Holy Name of Lord Gauranga and chant Lord Gauranga’s Name in
japa and kirtana. Those who worship Lord
Gauranga in this way are My life and soul.”
Shrila BR Shridhara Maharaja sums it up
nicely:
Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
was merged in tasting the sweetness of Radha-Govinda lila, and diving deep into that reality,
however, at the same time, He wanted to
deliver all souls whose hearts had been devoured by the false notions
of renunciation and exploitation. He
ordered Nityananda Prabhu, ‘Go to Bengal and
try to deliver them—give them divine love for Radha and Krishna.’”
“He ordered Nityananda Prabhu to distribute
divine love for Radha-Govinda, but
instead, Nityananda began to preach about Shri Gauranga. He thought, ‘It will be better for them to worship Gauranga; that
will help free them from their offenses
in their present position, and by doing so, they will automatically achieve a position in Radha-Govinda lila.’ “
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“He was ordered to preach the name of Krishna, but instead began
to preach the name of Gauranga. So, for
our own welfare, we bow down to Nityananda Prabhu with all our humility. “
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“The aim of Shriman
Mahaprabhu's descent was to distribute the devotional service of Vrndavana most generously. On the
other hand, Nityananda Prabhu used to
sing the verse quoted above. (bhaja gauranga, kaha gauranga, laha
gaurangera nama re...)”
Yours in service, Swami Gaurangapada.