Kaliya Krishna Das – Intimate associate of Krishna and Lord Nityananda

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Hare Krishna. On the occasion associated with Kaliya Krishnadas, let us consider his glories. So, Kaliya Krishnadas is different from Kaliya Krishnadas mentioned in Chaitanya Charitambarath, who was the personal servant who travelled with Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to South India.
Kaliya Krishnadas is an associate of Lord Chaitanya, especially of Lord Nityananda. He knew no one but the lotus feet of Nityananda. In Krishna Leela, he is Lavangda Sakha, one of the twelve Gopas, Gopa friends of Krishna, very intimate associate of Krishna among his Dwadash Gopas.
And similarly, he is an exalted devotee in Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s Leela. In fact, the Gaudiya literature like Chaitanya Bhagwat described, just by remembering him, no one makes tremendous spiritual advancement because Vaishnava is so pure hearted and remembrance of him is also so purifying. Shrila Bhakta Siddhanta Sri Yukthakur in his Anubhashya commentary explains that he, Kaliya Krishnadas lived near Katwa and there he had his own deity which he worshipped with great devotion and meticulous care and that deity was the deity of Kalachand.
And he raised his whole family in devotional consciousness and his children were also great devotees and he was along with serving Sri Nithyananda Prabhu and after Nithyananda Prabhu he served Sri Janava Mata. Janava Mata went to different places. He also went with her and when she came to Katwa and she went through Katwa so he was one of the associates who was a part of her travelling entourage and Kaliya Krishnadas is an eternal associate of Lord Chaitanya who in various ways perform intimate service to the Lord and we can pray for his mercy so that whatever service we have the opportunity to do we also do it well.
Please Lord Chaitanya and eventually attain the supreme fortune of entering into his exalted pastimes. Thank you.