Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.1.119, 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 119 of Adi-khanda chapter 1—“Summary of Lord Gaura’s Pastimes”.
Verse 1.1.119
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.1.119:
মধ্য-খণ্ডে, বিদিত হৈলা গৌর-সিংহ চিনিলেন যত সব চরণের ভৃঙ্গ ॥ ১১৯ ॥
मध्य-खण्डे, विदित हैला गौर-सिंह चिनिलेन यत सब चरणेर भृङ्ग ॥ ११९ ॥
madhya-khaṇḍe, vidita hailā gaura-siṃha cinilena yata saba caraṇera bhṛṅga || 119 ||
madhya-khande, vidita haila gaura-simha cinilena yata saba caranera bhrnga (119)
English translation:
(119) In the Madhya-khaṇḍa the lionlike Lord Gaurāṅga reveals Himself so that the devotees, who are like bees at His lotus feet, are able to recognize Him.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The meaning of the word gaura-siṃha may be found in the commentary on Pāṇini (2.1.6). In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Ādi 3.30) it is also stated: “Thus the lionlike Lord Caitanya has appeared in Navadvīpa. He has the shoulders of a lion, the powers of a lion, and the loud voice of a lion.” The feet of the Supreme Lord are always compared to the lotus flower.
The devotees, who are like bees, are attracted to drink the honey from those lotus feet.