Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.8.100, English translation, including a commentary (Gaudiya-bhasya). This text is similair to the Caitanya-caritamrita and narrates the pastimes of Lord Caitanya, proclaimed to be the direct incarnation of Krishna (as Bhagavan) This is verse 100 of Adi-khanda chapter 8—“The Disappearance of Jagannatha Mishra”.
Verse 1.8.100
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.8.100:
চতুর্-মুখ, পঞ্চ-মুখ, সহস্র-বদন সবেই গাযেন,—“জয শ্রী-শচীনন্দন” ॥ ১০০ ॥
चतुर्-मुख, पञ्च-मुख, सहस्र-वदन सबेइ गायेन,—“जय श्री-शचीनन्दन” ॥ १०० ॥
catur-mukha, pañca-mukha, sahasra-vadana sabei gāyena,—“jaya śrī-śacīnandana” || 100 ||
catur-mukha, panca-mukha, sahasra-vadana sabei gayena,—“jaya sri-sacinandana” (100)
English translation:
(100) “Brahmā, Śiva, Ananta Śeṣa—everyone chanted, ‘Jaya Śacīnandana!’
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word catur-mukha refers to Lord Brahmā, the word pañca-mukha
refers to Lord Śiva, and the word sahasra-vadana refers to Śrī Śeṣa, or Ananta.