11.89
raghava pandita, inha acarya nandana
sriman pandita ei, srikanta, narayana
SYNONYMS
raghava pandita—Raghava Pandita; inha—here; acarya nandana—Acarya Nandana; sriman pandita—Sriman Pandita; ei—this; srikanta—Srikanta; narayana—and also Narayana “Here is Raghava Pandita, here is Acarya Nandana, there is Sriman Pandita, and here are Srikanta and Narayana.”
PURPORT
Narottama dasa Thakura, honoring the personal associates of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, has sung as follows (Prarthana 13):
se yaya vrajendra-suta-pasa One who is intelligent understands that all the personal associates and devotees of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are ever liberated.
This means that they do not belong to this material world because they are always engaged in the devotional service of the Lord.
One who is engaged in the Lord’s devotional service twenty-four hours daily and never forgets the Lord is called nitya-siddha.
Srila Rupa Gosvami confirms this statement:
iha yasya harer dasye
karmana manasa gira
nikhilasv apy avasthasu
jivan-muktah sa ucyate “A person acting in the service of Krsna with body, mind, intelligence and words is a liberated person even within the material world, although he may be engaged in many so-called material activities.” (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.187) A devotee is always thinking of how better to serve Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and how to broadcast His name, fame and qualities throughout the world.
One who is nitya-siddha has no business other than broadcasting the glories of the Lord all over the world according to his ability.
Such people are already associates of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Therefore Narottama dasa Thakura says, nitya-siddha kari’ mane.
One should not think that because Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was personally present five hundred years ago, only His associates were liberated.
Rather, Srila Narottama dasa Thakura says that anyone is a nitya-siddha if he acts on behalf of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu by spreading the glories of the holy name of the Lord.
We should respect those devotees preaching the glories of the Lord as nitya-siddha and should not consider them conditioned mam ca yo ’vyabhicarena
bhakti-yogena sevate
sa gunan samatityaitan
brahma-bhuyaya kalpate (Bg.14.26) One who has transcended the material modes of nature is said to be on the Brahman platform.
That is also the platform of nitya-siddha.
The nitya-siddha not only stays on the Brahman platform but also works on that platform.
Simply by accepting the associates of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu as nitya-siddha, one can very easily go back home, back to Godhead.