Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.183, 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 183 of Madhya-khanda chapter 2—“The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Shrivasa and the Inauguration of Sankirtana”.
Verse 2.183
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.183:
নীল-স্তম্ভ জিনি’ ভুজে’ রত্ন-অলঙ্কার শ্রীবত্স-কৌস্তুভ বক্ষে শোভে মণি-হার ॥ ১৮৩ ॥
नील-स्तम्भ जिनि’ भुजे’ रत्न-अलङ्कार श्रीवत्स-कौस्तुभ वक्षे शोभे मणि-हार ॥ १८३ ॥
nīla-stambha jini’ bhuje’ ratna-alaṅkāra śrīvatsa-kaustubha vakṣe śobhe maṇi-hāra || 183 ||
nila-stambha jini’ bhuje’ ratna-alankara srivatsa-kaustubha vakse sobhe mani-hara (183)
English translation:
(183) “His arms were decorated with jeweled ornaments and defeated the beauty of blue columns. His chest was adorned with the mark of Śrīvatsa, the Kaustubha gem, and jeweled necklaces.