Sri Caitanya Nityananda Srivasadi Bhakta Vrnda

 Bhaktivinod Thakur, Sri Caitanya Nityananda Srivasadi Bhakta Vrnda,

Bhaktivinod Thakur has written this song “Sri Caitanya Nityananda Srivasadi Bhakta Vrnda”. The Official Name for this song is Prasada Sevaya Song 4. This song is taken from the book Gitavali. Bhaktivinoda Thakura says that Sri Krishna Chaitanya and Nitya Nanda along with other associates relished different kinds of prasad at Gauridasa Pandita’s house. Mahaprabhu also insists that one should eat prasad to eliminate their past sins and attain Krishna prema
 
(1)
bhai-re!
sri-caitanya nitya;nanda,  srivasadi bhakta-vrnda,
gauridasa panditer ghare
luci, cini, khir, sar,  mithai, payass ara,
pitha-pana asvadan kore
 
(2)
mahaprabhu bhakta-gane,  parama-ananda-mane,
ajna dilo korite bhojan
krsnaera prasad-anna,  bhojane hoiya dhanya,
`krsna’ boli’ dake sarva-jan
 
(1) “O brothers! Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda, along with all Their devotees headed by Srivasa Thakura, relish and taste different varieties of prasada at the home of Gauridasa Pandita. They are taking puris made with white flour and sugar, khir, solid cream collected over yogurt, sweetmeats, sweet rice and many kinds of cakes and condensed milk preparations.
 
(2) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, in great ecstasy, gave the order to all of His devotees to eat. Becoming very fortunate by taking the prasad of Lord Krsna, everyone chants aloud, "Krsna! Krsna!"