Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.1.94, 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 94 of Adi-khanda chapter 1—“Summary of Lord Gaura’s Pastimes”.
Verse 1.1.94
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.1.94:
তান গর্ভে অবতীর্ণ হৈলা নারাযণ শ্রী কৃষ্ণ-চৈতন্য-নাম সংসার-ভূষণ ॥ ৯৪ ॥
तान गर्भे अवतीर्ण हैला नारायण श्री कृष्ण-चैतन्य-नाम संसार-भूषण ॥ ९४ ॥
tāna garbhe avatīrṇa hailā nārāyaṇa śrī kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nāma saṃsāra-bhūṣaṇa || 94 ||
tana garbhe avatirna haila narayana sri krsna-caitanya-nama samsara-bhusana (94)
English translation:
(94) From the womb of mother Śacī appeared Nārāyaṇa. His name, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya, is the ornament of this world.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
While narrating topics regarding the Absolute Truth, the author has addressed Lord Caitanya’s father and mother as Vasudeva and Devakī and Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu as Nārāyaṇa. Such statements are not incorrect when describing the Absolute Truth or His opulences, for if the sweet features of the Lord are discussed amongst ignorant people they will achieve no benefit. While at home, Śrīmān Mahāprabhu had various names like Nimāi and Viśvambhara. After accepting sannyāsa, He was known as Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya. The Lord inspired the people of the world to chant the names of Kṛṣṇa and thus fulfilled the purport of the name “Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya.” Amongst the social orders, the order of sannyāsa is the highest. That is why the sannyāsa names are ornaments of the world.