By Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
1.
boro sukher khabor gāi
surabhi-kuñjete nāmer hāṭ khule’che (khoda nitāi)
I am singing news of the greatest happiness! In the grove of Navadvipa known as Surabhi Kunja, the Marketplace of the Holy Name has now been opened—and Lord Nityananda Himself is the Proprietor.
2.
boro mojār kathā tāy
śraddhā-mūlye śuddha-nāma sei hāṭete bikāy
Such wonderful things are going on in that blissful marketplace! Sri Nityananda Prabhu is selling the pure Holy Name wholesale, merely for the price of one's faith.
3.
jata bhakta-bṛnda basi’
adhikārī dekhe’ nāma becche daro kasi’
Seeing the assembly of devotees eagerly waiting to purchase the Name, Lord Nityananda first examines each of them to test their qualification; then He sells them the Name by bargaining for His price accordingly.
4.
jadi nāma kinbe, bhāi
āmār sańge calo, mahājaner kāche jāi
O my dear friends! If you really want to buy this pure Holy Name, then just come along with me, for I am now going to meet with this Nityananda Mahajana.
5.
tumi kinbe kṛṣṇa-nāma
dasturi loibo āmi, pūrṇa ha’be kāma
Thus, you will finally be able to acquire the pure Holy Name. I will also take my due commission, and in this way all three of us will fulfill our desires.
6.
boro doyāl nityānanda
śraddhā-mātra lo’ye den parama-ānanda
Sri Nityananda Prabhu is so extraordinarily merciful, accepting only one's faith in the Holy Name, He bestows the topmost divine bliss.
7.
ek-bār dekhle cakṣe jal
‘gaura’ bole’ nitāi den sakala sambal
When Nitai sees a tear welling in someone's eye upon chanting the name of Gaura, He instantly gives His support to that person; indeed, He bestows all divine opulences.
8.
den śuddha kṛṣṇa-śikṣā
jāti, dhana, vidyā, bala nā kore apekṣā
He gives that person genuine realization of the pure teachings of Sri Krishna as found in the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. While displaying all this inconceivable mercy, He pays no attention to one's caste, material wealth, mundane knowledge, or physical ability.
9.
amani chāḍe māyā-jāl
gṛhe thāko, bane thāko, nā thāke jañjāl
Now, dear friends, please reject all of maya's entangling snares. If you are a householder, then just remain at your home; if you are renounced, then just live in the forest. Either way, nothing more will trouble you.
10.
ār nāiko kalir bhoy
ācaṇḍāle den nāma nitāi doyāmoy
We no longer need to fear the terrible Age of Quarrel, for the most merciful Lord Nityananda gives the Holy Name to anyone and everyone—even to the lowest among men.
11.
bhaktivinoda ḍāki’ koy
nitāi-caraṇa binā ār nāhi āśroy
Bhaktivinoda loudly calls out and proclaims to all: "Except for the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda there is no other shelter!"
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