1968年12月21日，洛杉矶
圣帕布帕德：Nitāi-pada-kamala, koṭi-candra-suśītala, je chāyāy jagata jurāy。这首优美歌曲的作者是纳若塔玛·达斯·塔库尔。他在赞扬nitāi-pada，主尼提阿南达的莲花足。Kamala的意思是莲花，pada的意思是双足。所以Nitāi-pada-kamala的意思是主尼提阿南达的莲花足。Koṭi-candra-suśītala。在这个庇护所，你能得到不只是一个月亮，而是千百万个月亮那抚慰人心的光辉。我们可以想象一下，千百万个月亮的抚慰人心的月光汇聚在一起是什么样子。Koṭi-candra-suśītala, je chāyāy jagata jurāy。Jagat，这个堕向地狱的物质世界，这里总是燃烧着熊熊的火焰，每个人都在努力挣扎，没人能找到安宁。因此，如果这个诗节希望得到真正的安宁，那就应该托庇与主尼提阿南达的莲花足，主尼提阿南达的莲花足像月亮一样能带来清凉，抚慰人心，而且是千百万个月亮的力量。Nitāi-pada-kamala, koṭi-candra-suśītala, je chāyāy jagata jurāy。Jurāy的意思是解脱。如你真的希望从存在的挣扎中解脱出来，如果你真的渴望熄灭物质束缚的火焰，那么纳若塔玛·达斯·塔库尔建议，“请托庇主尼提阿南达。”接受主尼提阿南达莲花足的庇护，会得到怎样的结果？他说，heno nitāi bine bhāi：“除非托庇主尼提阿南达莲花足的庇护，” rādhā-kṛṣṇa pāite nāi，“否则不可能接近茹阿达·奎师那。”茹阿达·奎师那。这个奎师那知觉运动就是为了接近茹阿达·奎师那，与至尊主联谊，与他极乐共舞。这是奎师那知觉的目标。所以纳若塔玛·达斯·塔库尔的建议是，“如果你真的希望加入茹阿达·奎师那的舞会，那么你必须托庇主尼提阿南达的莲花足。”
然后他说，se sambandha nāhi jā'r。Sambandha的意思是连接或联系。“如果有人还没有和主尼提阿南达建立联系”，se sambandha nāhi jā'r, bṛthā janma gelo tā'r，“那么他就浪费了自己的人类生命。”在纳若塔玛·达斯·塔库尔的另一首歌中，他唱到， hari hari biphale janama goṅāinu：“人如果没有通过主尼提阿南达的关系去接近茹阿达·奎师那，那他的生命就无用地浪费了。” Se sambandha nāhi jā'r, bṛthā janma gelo tā'r。Bṛthā的意思是无用的，janma的意思是人生，tāra的意思是他的，sambandha的意思是关系。“所以任何人，如果还没有与尼提阿南达建立联系，他只是浪费了他宝贵的人类生命。”为什么说他浪费了？Se paśu boro durācār。Se的意思是那个；paśu，动物；durācār，dura，错误地行为，绝大多数错误的。因为如果没有通过主柴坦尼亚·尼提阿南达的仁慈将我们自己提升到奎师那知觉的境界，那我们的生活与动物无异。仅此而已。感官享乐。纳若塔玛·达斯·塔库尔说普通动物都可以被驯化，但是一个人类，如果他只展示兽性的一面，那么 他就和动物无异，哦，那他就太可怕了。他无法被驯化。普通的猫猫狗狗，甚至老虎，都能被驯化。但是一个人类，如果他偏离了正道，因为人类生命的是为了提升至奎师那知觉，如果他没有选择这条道路，那么他这更高的智慧也只是误用来过动物的生活，很难教化他。
法规或法律并不能让一个人，一个贼变成一个诚实的人，因为他无法被教化。他的心已经被污染了。每个人都看到那些犯罪的人被政府惩罚。经典训示中也说，“如果你这样做，你就会在地狱里被惩罚。”他既聆听过经典，也实际见过被法律惩罚的人。尽管如此，他还是无法被教化。他无法被教化。为什么？因为他没有和主尼提阿南达建立联系。因此，纳若塔玛·达斯·塔库尔说，durācāra。Durācāra的意思是非常错误的行为。他无法被教化。Sei paśu boro durācār。那么他们在做什么样的事？Nitāi nā bolilo mukhe。他们不知道谁是尼提阿南达，所以也从未说过“主尼提阿南达”，或者“主柴坦尼亚”。因此nitāi nā bolilo mukhe, majilo saṁsāra-sukhe。Majilo的意思是沉迷，深陷在所谓的物质享乐中。他们不在乎谁是尼提阿南达或者柴坦尼亚。Nitāi nā bolilo mukhe。因为他们的生命与动物无异，sei paśu boro durācār，无法教化，所以他才一直堕落，深陷在物质存在中。
Vidyā-kule ki koribe tār。有人也许会说，“哦，为什么他会下地狱？他受过良好的教育，他具备学术资格，他有学位。”纳若塔玛·达斯·塔库尔答到，vidyā-kule ki koribe tār：“如果他还没有与主尼提阿南达建立联系，如果他还没有达到奎师那知觉，他的vidyā，即他所谓的学术教育，以及kula，即他在高贵家族或伟大国家的出生，并不会保护他，因为大自然的法律会起作用。”无论你出生在一个高贵的家族或者伟大的国家，还是你接受过非常高等的学术教育，在你临终的时候，你的活动会被审判，并且根据你的活动你会得到另一个身体。Vidyā kule ki koribe tār。为什么他们还在这样做，这些动物，人类动物？Ahaṅkāre matta hoiyā, nitāi-pada pāsariyā：“他们因为这个人类身体的错误概念而疯狂。” Ahaṅkārematta hoiyā, nitāi-pada pāsariyā：“正因如此，他们已经彻底忘记了他们与尼提阿南达的永恒关系。” Ahaṅkāre matta hoiyā, nitāi-pada pāsariyā, asatyere satya kari māni：“这些遗忘之人将幻觉能量当做真实存在。” Asatyere。 Asatya的意思是“不是事实”。换句话说，那被称作玛亚。玛亚的意思是并不存在，只是一个短暂的幻觉罢了。所以那些没有和主尼提阿南达建立联系的人，他们将这幻觉当真，将这虚假的身体当真。Asatyere satya kori māni
然后他说，nitāiyer koruṇā habe, braje rādhā-kṛṣṇa pābe。他说，“如果你真的渴望与茹阿达·奎师那联谊，那么就努力得到主尼提阿南达的仁慈。他会把仁慈赐给你，那么你就能接近茹阿达·奎师那。” Dharo nitāi-caraṇa duḥkhāni。纳若塔玛·达斯·塔库尔建议我们，“你应该紧紧抓住主尼提阿南达的莲花足。”然后他再次强调，nitāiyer caraṇa satya。有人可能会误以为，就像被玛亚抓住一样，主尼提阿南达的莲花足也像玛亚一样，是幻觉。所以，纳若塔玛·达斯·塔库尔强调，nitāiyer caraṇa satya：“主尼提阿南达的莲花足不是幻觉；是超然的真实存在，satya。” Nitāiyer caraṇa satya, tāṅhāra sevaka nitya：“每个为尼提阿南达做超然爱心服务的人也是超然的。”如果有人在奎师那知觉中为主做超然的爱心服务，那么他立刻达到他超然的身份，灵性的境界。灵性的境界意味着永恒与极乐。所以每个服务着主尼提阿南达的人，他都立刻处在自己永恒的身份中。Nitāiyer caraṇa satya, tāṅhāra sevaka nitya, nitāi-pada sadā koro āśa。所以他建议，“你应该永远希望抓住主尼提阿南达的莲花足。”
Narottama boro duḥkhī。纳若塔玛·达斯·塔库尔，这位阿查尔亚，他在指自己，“我很不快乐。”他是在代表我们大家。他是位解脱的灵魂，但是他在代表我们，“我亲爱的主，我非常不快乐。” Nitāi more koro sukhī：“所以我向主尼提阿南达祈祷，让我快乐起来。” Rākho rāṅgā caraṇera pāśa：“请让我永远驻留在您红色的莲花足下。”（至此结束）
Purport to Nitāi-Pada-Kamala—Los Angeles, December 21, 1968
Prabhupāda: Nitāi-pada-kamala, koṭi-candra-suśītala, je chāyāy jagata jurāy. This is a very nice song sung by Narottamadāsa Ṭhākura. He is advising that nitāi-pada, the lotus feet of Lord Nityānanda Kamala means lotus feet, er, lotus, and padameans feet. So Nitāi-pada-kamala means the lotus feet of Lord Nityānanda. Koṭi-candra-suśītala. It is just a shelter where you will get the soothing moonlight not only of one, but of millions of moons. Just we have to imagine what is the aggregate total value of the soothing shine of millions of moons. Koṭi-candra-suśītala, je chāyāy jagata jurāy. Jagat, this material world, which is progressing towards hell, and there is always a blazing fire, everyone is struggling hard, nobody finds peace. Therefore, if the world wants to have real peace, then it should take shelter under the lotus feet of Lord Nityānanda, which is supposed to be cooling like the shining moon, millions in number. Nitāi-pada-kamala, koṭi-candra-suśītala, je chāyāy jagata jurāy. Jurāymeans relief. If you actually want relief from the struggle of existence and if you actually want to extinguish the fire of material pangs, then Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura advises, "Please take shelter of Lord Nityānanda.'' What will be the result of accepting the shelter of the lotus feet of Lord Nityānanda? He says that heno nitāi bine bhāi: "Unless you take shelter under the shade of lotus feet of Nityānanda,'' rādhā-kṛṣṇa pāite nāi, "it will be very difficult to approach Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.'' Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa This Kṛṣṇaconsciousness movement is for approaching Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, to be associated with the Supreme Lord in His sublime pleasure dance. That is the aim of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. So Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura's advice is "If you actually want to enter into the dancing party of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, then you must take shelter of the lotus feet of Nityānanda."
Then he says, se sambandha nāhi jā'r. Sambandha means connection or contact. "So anybody who has not contacted a relationship with Nityānanda," se sambandha nāhi jā'r, bṛthā janma gelo tā'r, "then he is supposed to have spoiled his human birth." In other song also Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura says, hari hari biphale janama goṅāinu: "Anyone who does not approachRādhā-Kṛṣṇa through the relationship of Nityānanda, his life is uselessly spoiled.'' Se sambandha nāhi jā'r, bṛthā janma gelo tā'r. Bṛthā means useless, janma means life, tāra means his, and sambandha means relationship. "So anyone who has no relationship with Nityānanda, he is simply spoiling his, the boon of human form of life.'' Why he is spoiling? Se paśu boro durācār. Se means that; paśu, animal; durācār, dura, misbehaved, mostly misbehaved. Because without our elevation to Kṛṣṇaconsciousness through the mercy of Lord Caitanya-Nityānanda, the life is simply animal propensities. That's all. Sense gratification. And Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura says that ordinary animal, he can be tamed, but a human being, when he is animalistic, when he has simply animal propensities, oh, he is horrible. He cannot be tamed. Ordinary cats and dogs, even tiger, can be tamed. But a human being, when he goes out of his way, because human life is meant for being elevated to Kṛṣṇaconsciousness, if he doesn't take to that, then his higher intelligence will be simply misused for animal propensities, and it is very difficult to tame him.
The enactment or state laws cannot make a man, a thief, an honest man because he cannot be tamed. His heart is polluted. Every man sees that a person committing criminal offense is punished by the government. And in scriptural injunction there is mention that "If you do this, you will be punished in the hell.'' He has heard from the scripture, and he has practically seen by the punishment of state laws. Still, he is not tamed. He cannot be tamed. So why? Because he hasn't got his relationship withNityānanda. Therefore Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura says, durācāra. Durācāra means very much misbehaved. He cannot be tamed.Sei paśu boro durācār. And what they are doing? Nitāi nā bolilo mukhe. They do not know who is Nityānanda, so never says "Lord Nityānanda,'' or "Lord Caitanya.'' So nitāi nā bolilo mukhe, majilo saṁsāra-sukhe. Majilo means becomes absorbed, dipped into the so-called material enjoyment. They don't care who is Nityānanda or Caitanya. So nitāi nā bolilo mukhe. Because his life is animalistic, sei paśu boro durācār, very difficult to be tamed, so he is going down, deep into this material existence.
Vidyā-kule ki koribe tār. Somebody may say, "Oh, why he is going to hell? He is so much educated, he has got academic qualification, he has got degrees." Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura replies, vidyā-kule ki koribe tār: "If he has no connection withNityānanda and if he does not come to the Kṛṣṇa consciousness, his vidyā or his so-called academic education, and kula, and birth in high family or great nation, will not protect him because nature's law will act. "Either you are born in a very big family or nation, or either you have got a very advanced academic education, at the time of death your work will be judged and you will get another body according to that work. So vidyā kule ki koribe tār. Why they are doing so, these animals, human animals?Ahaṅkāre matta hoiyā, nitāi-pada pāsariyā: "They have become maddened by a false concept of the bodily life." Ahaṅkārematta hoiyā, nitāi-pada pāsariyā: "And for this reason they have completely forgotten their eternal relationship withNityānanda." Ahaṅkāre matta hoiyā, nitāi-pada pāsariyā, asatyere satya kari māni: "Such forgetful persons accept the illusory energy as fact." Asatyere. Asatya means which is not fact. In other words, it is called māyā. Māyā means which has no existence, a temporary illusion only. So such persons who have no contact with Nityānanda, they accept this illusion as fact, this illusory body as fact. Asatyere satya kori māni.
Then he says, nitāiyer koruṇā habe, braje rādhā-kṛṣṇa pābe. He says that "If you actually want to approach the association of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, then try to achieve the mercy of Lord Nityānanda. When He will be merciful upon you, then you will be able to approach Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.'' Dharo nitāi-caraṇa duḥkhāni. Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura advises us that "You firmly catch the lotus feet of Lord Nityānanda.'' Then again he says, nitāiyer caraṇa satya. One may not misunderstand that as he has caught hold of this māyā, similarly, the lotus feet of Nityānanda may also be something like that māyā, illusion. Therefore Narottama dāsaṬhākura confirms that nitāiyer caraṇa satya: "The lotus feet of Nityānanda is not illusion; it is transcendental fact, satya.'' Nitāiyer caraṇa satya, tāṅhāra sevaka nitya: "And eveyone who is engaged in the transcendental loving service of Nityānandahe is also transcendental.'' If anyone is engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, immediately he achieves his transcendental position, spiritual platform. And spiritual platform means eternal, blissful. So anyone who engages himself in the service of Nityānanda, it is supposed that he is also immediately in his eternal position.Nitāiyer caraṇa satya, tāṅhāra sevaka nitya, nitāi-pada sadā koro āśa. Therefore he advises that "You always hope to catch the lotus feet of Nityānanda."
Narottama boro duḥkhī. Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura, the ācārya, he is taking for himself that "I am very unhappy." He is representing ourselves. He is liberated, but representing ourself. "My dear Lord, I am very unhappy." Nitāi more koro sukhī:"So I am praying Lord Nityānanda to make me happy." Rākho rāṅgā caraṇera pāśa: "Please keep me in some corner of your red lotus feet." (end)