Nitāi guṇa-maṇi āmār

Kirtan, Sreela Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj

While writing Chaitanya Mangal, Lochan Das Thakur got fully absorbed in singing the glories of his Gurudev, Srila Narahari Sarakar Thakur. He did not describe Sri Nityananda Prabhu's glories as extensively. Fearful that he may have committed an offence by neglecting Sri Nityananda Prabhu, he later wrote a few songs in his praise. These songs are particularly well appreciated by the devotees. This is one of his songs sung by Sri Madhusudan Maharaj. Srila Gurudev’s transcendental voice is also being heard singing this Kirtan.

  • nitāi guṇa-maṇi āmār nitāi guṇa-maṇi
    āniyā premer vanyā bhāsāilo avanī

    premer vanyā loiyā nitāi āilā gauḍa-deśe
    ḍubilo bhakata-gaṇa dīna hīna bhāse

    dīna hīna patita pāmara nāhi bāche
    brahmār durlabha prema sabākāre jāce

    ābaddha karuṇā-sindhu niṭāi kāṭiyā mohān
    ghare ghare bule prema-amiyār bān

    locan bole mor nitāi jebā nā bhajilo
    jāniyā śuniyā sei ātma-ghātī hoilo

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