Gauḍīya-bhāṣya‌

āśraya-viṣaya-dvaya, anyo ‘nya-sambhoga-maya, rādhā-kṛṣṇa mādhurya dekhāya
vipralambha-bhāva-maya, śrī-caitanya dīnāśraya, duye mili’ audārya vilāya

The worshipable Lord and His devotee enjoy each other’s association as Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa reveal Their sweet pastimes. The combined form of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, Lord Śrī Caitanya, is the shelter of the fallen souls and the personification of audārya, magnanimity, and vipralambha-bhāva, service in separation.

bhakta rāya-rāmānanda, gaure vraja-yuva-dvandva dekhe nija-bhāva-siddha-cakṣe
sei kāle rāya bhūpa, kṛṣṇera sannyāsi-rūpa, nāhi pāya sādhakera lakṣye

When the confidential devotee of Śrī Gaura, Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya, saw with divine eyes that Gaura is the combined form of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, he was not able to see the sannyāsī form of Kṛṣṇa.

rādhā-bhāve nija-bhrānti, suvalita rādhā-kānti, audārye mādhurya aprakāśa
audārye mādhurya-bhrama, nā karibe tāhe śrama, bale prabhu-vṛndāvana-dāsa

Being absorbed in the mood of Rādhā, Kṛṣṇa forgets Himself and exhibits Her dazzling complexion. The conjugal pastimes of the Lord are not manifest in His magnanimous pastimes. Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura teaches us that one should not labor hard to find the conjugal pastimes of the Lord in His magnanimous pastimes.

gāndharvikā-citta-hārī, kṛṣṇa—yogye kṛpākārī, rādhā vinā tiṅho kāro naya
kāṅgāla dīnera saba, śrī-caitanya dayārṇava, tāṅre sevi’ tāhā siddha haya

Lord Kṛṣṇa, who enchants the heart of Gāndharvikā and who bestows mercy on the qualified devotees, does not belong to anyone other than Rādhārāṇī. The perfection of attaining His lotus feet is achieved by serving Śrī Caitanya, who is the ocean of mercy and friend of the poor.

caitanya-nitāi-kathā, śunile hṛdaya-vyathā, ciratare yāya suniścita
kṛṣṇe anurāga haya, viṣaye āsakti-kṣaya, śrotā labhe nija-nitya-hita

If one hears the topics of Śrī Caitanya and Nityānanda, the pangs of one’s heart are certainly destroyed forever. By this process of hearing one attains the eternal benefit of attachment to Kṛṣṇa and detachment from material enjoyment.

bhāgavate kṛṣṇa-kathā, vyāsera lekhanī yathā, tāra marma vṛndāvana jāni’
śrī-caitanya-bhāgavate, varṇe anurūpa-mate, gaura-kṛṣṇe eka kari’ māni’

Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura understood the topics of Kṛṣṇa described by Śrīla Vyāsadeva in the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, and in the same way He wrote Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata, describing the pastimes of Gaura, who he accepted as nondifferent from Kṛṣṇa.

gaurera gaurava-līlā, śuddha-tattva prakāśilā, ye nitāi-dāsa vṛndāvana
tāṅhāra padābja dhari’, anukṣaṇa śiropari, gauḍīya-bhāṣyera saṅkalana

The glorious pastimes of Gaura have been revealed by Śrī Vṛndāvana dāsa, the servant of Lord Nityānanda. Following in his footsteps and always keeping his lotus feet on my head, I write the Gauḍīya-bhāṣya commentary on Caitanya-bhāgavata.

śrī-caitanya-bhāgavata, līlā-maṇi-marakata, caitanya-nitāi-kathā-sāra
śune sarva-kṣaṇa karṇe, sahasra-mukhete varṇe, grantha-rāja-mahimā apāra

Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata is a collection of the jewel-like pastimes of Śrī Caitanya and Nityānanda. One should always hear and chant with thousands of mouths the unsurpassable glorification of the Lord contained in this great book.

śrī-bhaktivinoda-pada, yāte nāśe bhogi-gada, śuddha-bhakti yāṅ-ha ‘te pracāra
likhite gauḍiya-bhāṣya, rahu citte tava dāsya, yāci, prabho! karuṇā tomāra

Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura preached the process of pure devotional service, and his lotus feet destroy the desire for material enjoyment. While writing this Gauḍīya-bhāṣya commentary I beg for his mercy. O Prabhu, let the desire for serving you always remain in my heart.

hari-vinodera āśā, bhāgavata-vyākhyā-bhāṣā, kuñja-sevā kariba yatane
bhakata-karuṇā ha ‘le, sarva-siddhi tabe mile, nāhi rākhi anya āśā mane

By the desire of Lord Hari and Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura I am writing this commentary on Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata. I will attentively serve Their Lordships in the kuñjas. By the mercy of the devotees, one can achieve all perfection. Therefore I do not keep any other desire in my mind.

śuddha-bhakta mūrtimān, śunaye yāṅhāra kāna, śrī-caitanya-bhāgavata-gāna
śrī-gaura-kiśora vara, e dāsera guruvara, sadā kṛpā kara more dāna

The pure devotees of the Lord hear and chant this Śrī Caitanya- bhāgavata. Śrī Gaurakiśora dāsa Bābājī is the spiritual master of this servant, so I always beg for his mercy.

śrī-vārṣabhānavī-devī- āśliṣṭa-dayite sevi’, yena chāḍi aparādha ghora
śrī-vrajapattane vasi’, gāndharvike, divā-niśi, giridhara sevā pāi tora

Śrī Vārṣabhānavī dayita dāsa desires to serve the beloved Lord of Śrī Vārṣabhānavīdevī by giving up all offenses. O Gāndharvikā- Giridhārī, I pray day and night for Your service while sitting at Śrī Vrajapattana, Māyāpur.