Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.15.103, 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 103 of Adi-khanda chapter 15—“Marriage with Shri Vishnupriya”.
Verse 1.15.103
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.15.103:
বেদ-বিধি-পূর্বক পরম-হর্ষ-মনে ঈশ্বরের গন্ধ-স্পর্শ কৈলা শুভ-ক্ষণে ॥ ১০৩ ॥
वेद-विधि-पूर्वक परम-हर्ष-मने ईश्वरेर गन्ध-स्पर्श कैला शुभ-क्षणे ॥ १०३ ॥
veda-vidhi-pūrvaka parama-harṣa-mane īśvarera gandha-sparśa kailā śubha-kṣaṇe || 103 ||
veda-vidhi-purvaka parama-harsa-mane isvarera gandha-sparsa kaila subha-ksane (103)
English translation:
(103) Following the Vedic injunctions, he then happily applied sandalwood pulp to the Lord’s forehead at an auspicious moment.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word īśvarere refers to Mahāprabhu Gaurasundara.