Verse 1.1.42

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.1.42:

চৈতন্য-চন্দ্রের প্রিয-বিগ্রহ বলাই তান-স্থানে অপরাধে মরে সর্ব ঠাঞি ॥ ৪২ ॥

चैतन्य-चन्द्रेर प्रिय-विग्रह बलाइ तान-स्थाने अपराधे मरे सर्व ठाञि ॥ ४२ ॥

caitanya-candrera priya-vigraha balāi tāna-sthāne aparādhe mare sarva ṭhāñi || 42 ||

caitanya-candrera priya-vigraha balai tana-sthane aparadhe mare sarva thani (42)

English translation:

(42) Lord Nityānanda is the dearmost object of Śrī Caitanyacandra, therefore anyone who commits an offense at His lotus feet is vanquished.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

Śrī Acyutānanda, the son of Śrī Advaita Prabhu, served Lord Hari under the guidance of Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita. Although two of Advaita’s other sons sometimes accepted the guidance of Lord Caitanya, there is no mention of their devotion for the lotus feet of Lord Nityānanda. One of Śrī Advaita Prabhu’s sons was named Balarāma, and his son was Madhusūdana. He was particularly affectionate towards the smārta Raghunandana Bhaṭṭācārya, the son of Harihara Bhaṭṭācārya of Bandāghaṭa. The son of Madhusūdana, Rādhāramaṇa Bhaṭṭācārya, followed the path of the smārtas and became faithless towards Śrī Nityānanda-Baladeva. The author of Caitanya-bhāgavata, who is a pure devotee and spiritual master, has perhaps written these verses (38-42) with these people in mind. The statements of Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura are not inapplicable to the unqualified descendants of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu’s disciples.