Gaura Nitai




80x60cm
acrylic on canvas
2021
Taunusstraße 40, 51105 Köln, Germany


The two Lords Gaura and Nitai, also known as Gauranga or Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda. Gauranga means ‘One with the golden bodily complexion’ and Nityananda means ‘He who embodies eternal bliss’. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is Krishna Himself came in A.D. 1486, saturated with the love for Him that Radha embodies. Because spiritual realization is difficult in the present age, Krishna as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is especially liberal. He has made pure love of God attainable by the easy process of chanting His holy names, as in the maha-mantra:

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.