Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.8.123, 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 123 of Madhya-khanda chapter 8—“The Manifestation of Opulences”.
Verse 2.8.123
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.8.123:
শুনিলে কীর্তন-মাত্র প্রভুর শরীরে বাহ্য নাহি থাকে, পডে পৃথিবী-উপরে ॥ ১২৩ ॥
शुनिले कीर्तन-मात्र प्रभुर शरीरे बाह्य नाहि थाके, पडे पृथिवी-उपरे ॥ १२३ ॥
śunile kīrtana-mātra prabhura śarīre bāhya nāhi thāke, paḍe pṛthivī-upare || 123 ||
sunile kirtana-matra prabhura sarire bahya nahi thake, pade prthivi-upare (123)
English translation:
(123) As soon as the Lord heard the sound of kīrtana, He lost external consciousness and fell to the ground.