Nityananda Trayodashi 2022 at BGIS Campus
Published On: 2022-02-19
The BGIS celebrated yesterday the most auspicious appearance day of Lord Nityananda, also known as Nityananda Trayodashi. Lord Nityananda is an eternal associate of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Lord Nityanada is the most magnanimous expansion of Lord Sri Krishna, and who is none different from Lord Balaram. Lord Nityananda is the adi guru, the first guru, and He is worshiped as the most merciful incarnation of Godhead.
The celebration began with the invocation (Mangala-charan prayers) headed by BGIS Kirtan group, followed by the recitation of Sri Nityanandastakam and bhajans from Middle Schools. The Gurukula boys offered a wonderful song for the pleasure of Lord Nityananda, they sang the “Akrodha Paramananda Nityananda Raya”. In this song Srila Locana Das Thakur writes, “The noble Lord Nityananda is never angry, for He is the personification of supreme transcendental bliss. Devoid of any concept of false ego, Nitai wanders about the town. Going from door to door in the residences of the most fallen and wretched souls, He freely distributes the gift of the Hari-nama mahamantra.”
The program continued with a drama offering from Primary Schools. They performed the most famous pastime of Lord Nityananda, “The Deliverance of Jagai and Madhai”. This drama showed us the magnanimous nature of Nityananda Mahajan. He appeared on Earth primarily to deliver the most fallen souls by inducing them to chant the holy name of Krishna. The Lord is known for being merciful, benevolent and kind towards all living entities. He does not discriminate between pious, impious, black or white, rich or poor, male or female, animal or human. No matter who we are, what we did in the past, The Lord freely gives the Holy Name. The BGIS staffs graced the stage by a beautiful rendition of a vaisnava song glorifying Lord Nityananda and Lord Gauranga; they sang the, “Amar Nitai Mile Na”.
