Chaitanya Bhagavata

by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words

The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.19.146, 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 146 of Madhya-khanda chapter 19—“The Lord’s Pastimes in Advaita’s House”.

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.19.146:

অজ, ভব, শেষ, রমা করে, মোর সেবা মোর চক্রে মরিল শৃগাল-বাসুদেবা ॥ ১৪৬ ॥

अज, भव, शेष, रमा करे, मोर सेवा मोर चक्रे मरिल शृगाल-वासुदेवा ॥ १४६ ॥

aja, bhava, śeṣa, ramā kare, mora sevā mora cakre marila śṛgāla-vāsudevā || 146 ||

aja, bhava, sesa, rama kare, mora seva mora cakre marila srgala-vasudeva (146)

English translation:

(146) “Brahmā, Śiva, Śeṣa, and Lakṣmī all engage in My service. The cunning imposter Vāsudeva was killed by My cakra.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

Brahmā, Śiva, Anantadeva, and Lakṣmī all engage in the service of the Supreme Lord. The Lord killed Śṛgāla Vāsudeva with His Sudarśana cakra.

For a description of Śṛgāla Vāsudeva, one should discuss Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 66 and Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa, Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa, Chapter 121.

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