12 Holy Names of Lord Nityananda

By Srila Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya

Shri Shri Nityananda Chandrasya naama Dvadashaka Stotram

Twelve Beautiful Holy Names of the
Moonlike Lord Shri Nityananda Prabhu

Verse One

1} nityanando 2} avadhutendur, 3} vasudha-prana-vallabhah;

4} jahnavi-jivita-patih, 5} krishna-prema-pradah 6} prabhu.

1}- Nityananda : He Who is constantly the fresh personification and the ever-
expanding embodiment of the eternal and supreme blissful mellows of Lord
Gauranga-Krishna's pure unalloyed love.
2}- Avadhutendu : The transcendental Moon of the divine Madness of love
completely untinged by His own material energy.
3}- Vasudha-prana-vallabhah : The most dear and beloved life-breath of
Shrimati Vasudha-devi, the direct incarnation of Lord Balarama's wife Shrimati
Varuni-devi.
4}- Jahnavi-jivita-pati : The eternal divine husband of Shrimati Jahnavi-devi (the
incarnation of Lord Balarama's wife Shrimati Revati-devi) and the maintainer
and sustainer of Her life and soul.
5]- Krishna-prema-pradah : He Who bestows pure, unalloyed and ecstatic love
for Lord Krishna's Holy Name, Form, Pastimes and Lotus Feet.
6}- Prabhu : The Supreme Lord and Master of all the devotees and all souls in
the spiritual and material creation.

Verse Two:

7} padmavati-sutah 8} shriman, 9} saci-nandana-purvajah;

10} bhavonmatto 11} jagat-trata, 12} rakta-gaura-kalevarah.

7}- Padmavati-suta : The most beloved darling and divine son of Shrimati
Padmavati-devi.
8}- Shriman : He is of splendrous transcendental majesty and He is the eternal
Husband and Consort of the Goddess of Fortune.
9}- Saci-nandana-purvaja : The most beloved elder brother of the Supreme
Lord Gauranga, the divine son of mother Shachi.
10}- Bhavonmatta : He Whose bodily form is continuously maddened and
inundated with overwhelming ecstatic emotions of pure love.
11}- Jagat-trata : The saviour of the whole creation including the spiritual and
material worlds.
12}- Rakta-gaura-kalevara : He Whose divine bodily complexion and radiance is
golden tinged with red.

Patha Mahatmya

Glories of Reciting These Twelve

Holy Names of Lord Nityananda
By Shrila Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya

Verse Three

shri nityaananda chandrasya naama-dvaadashakam shubham

ya idam pratyaham praatah praty utthaaya pathen narah

"That most fortunate person who recites these twelve most auspicious Holy
names of the moonlike Lord Nityananda-chandra each and every day upon
arising in the morning…

Verse 4

sa klesha-rahito bhutvaa praapnuyaat sva-mano-ratham

turnam chaitanya-devasya karunaa-bhaajanam bhavet

...such a person very quickly becomes free from all miseries, obstacles and
difficulties in life and attains the fulfillment of all his or her most cherished and
intimate desires in life. Very soon such a person becomes the object and
recipient of the supremely causeless mercy and compassion of the Supreme
Lord Gauranga-deva.''

all those who worship Lord Nityananda Prabhu are my life and soul
your servant

Paramananda

"Chanting is the greatest act of piety and the supreme refuge. Even the words
of the Vedas do not possess sufficient power to describe its magnitude.
Chanting is the highest path to liberation, peace and eternal life. It is the
pinnacle of devotion, the heart's joyous proclivity and attraction

and the best form of remembrance of the Supreme Lord. The holy name has
appeared solely for the benefit of the living entities as their Lord and master,
their supreme worshipable object and their spiritual guide and mentor. Adi
Purana