Chaitanya Bhagavata

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

The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.1.127, 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 127 of Adi-khanda chapter 1—“Summary of Lord Gaura’s Pastimes”.

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.1.127:

মধ্য-খণ্ডে, চৈতন্যের মহা-পরকাশ ‘সাত্-প্রহরিযা ভাব’ ঐশ্বর্য-বিলাস ॥ ১২৭ ॥

मध्य-खण्डे, चैतन्येर महा-परकाश ‘सात्-प्रहरिया भाव’ ऐश्वर्य-विलास ॥ १२७ ॥

madhya-khaṇḍe, caitanyera mahā-parakāśa ‘sāt-prahariyā bhāva’ aiśvarya-vilāsa || 127 ||

madhya-khande, caitanyera maha-parakasa ‘sat-prahariya bhava’ aisvarya-vilasa (127)

English translation:

(127) In the Madhya-khaṇḍa the Lord displays His mahā-prakāśa, His divine opulences, for twenty-one hours.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

The word mahā-parakāśa refers to the Lord’ s pastime of displaying His opulence. The Lord manifested His opulences for sāta-prahara, or twenty-one hours.

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