When Nityananda prabhu came to Navadvipa , Mahaprabhu had Srivasa prabhu take care of Him in His house . Mahaprabhu wanted to test the love of Srivasa for Nityananda ,so he said, ” How can you keep this fellow in your house? He is an avaduta and unpredictable in behaviour. You don’t know his family heritage or background.

Srivasa prabhu told Mahaprabhu that “even if a meat-eating prostitute who steals and abuses catches hold of Nityananda prabhu ,  still I will never stop loving Nityananda prabhu. Srivasa declared this three times to Mahāprabhu. Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very, very pleased by the unflinching love that Srivasa had for Nityananda prabhu.

In dealing with Vaisnavas of all sorts, we should also be careful not to judge or condemn them even if they may appear a certain way or fall a little from the path , we should remain positive,  caring and helpful towards them and help with any rehabilitation or adjustments needed , Srila Visvanatha Cakravati Thakur indicates if a  devotee is prepared to go to hell for sins , but will never give up being a devotee of Krishna he should be regarded with a generous spirit and shown love and care appropriately.

At times, unsavoury characters may attach themselves to the Vaisnavas for the wrong reasons and seek to steal or do harm, as was the case once when some theives and their leader  wanted to steal the jewellery of Nityananda prabhu . The chief of the theives sent a spy to see when the theft could best begin . The spy witnessed the ecstatic chanting and dancing of Nityananda prabhu and His companions . The theives then  assembled, ready to steal, waiting for the dancing to stop so during sleep time the robbery could happen. Unfortunately for the theives, Maya devi arranged for the theives to quickly fall asleep by a blanket of ignorance whilst waiting , and their opportunity was lost .

The theives argued with each other, blaming each other for falling asleep. They, however, concluded thing went wrong because they had not offered sacrifice to Goddess Durga , they agreed that night they would do the theft after offering sacrifice to Goddess Durga.

When the thieves returned that night, they found mysterious and powerful tall guards surrounding Nityananda’s house . The guards were all loudly chanting Hare Krishna, and they had so many wonderful weapons , the theives were bemused as to how this had come about . The theives had to retreat , who can bring obstacles within the Sankirtana movement of Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityananda prabhu, remembering this lila anyone who comes to disturb the Sankirtana movement will be defeated and divine arrangements will be made to remove obstacles or persons doing harm .

The chief of the theives was a fallen Brahman,  and they tried numerous times to steal from Nityananda , but any contact with Nityananda brings purification so ultimately all the thieves came to their senses,  gained trancendental knowledge and perfected their lives , Nityananda prabhu made the conditions no more , no more sinful life , walk on the path of religion and spiritual life , Nityananda said and  perfect your life and save others who are sinful .This is the unlimited mercy of Nityananda prabhu.

Srila AC Bhavtivedanta Swami Prabhupada once told a leader in ISKCON who wanted to throw another devotee out of the movement,  “You do not understand the extent of the mercy of Nityananda prabhu

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