Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.1.171, 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 171 of Adi-khanda chapter 1—“Summary of Lord Gaura’s Pastimes”.
Verse 1.1.171
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.1.171:
শেষ-খণ্ডে, শ্রী গৌরসুন্দর মহাশয দবির-খাসেরে প্রভু দিলা পরিচয ॥ ১৭১ ॥
शेष-खण्डे, श्री गौरसुन्दर महाशय दबिर-खासेरे प्रभु दिला परिचय ॥ १७१ ॥
śeṣa-khaṇḍe, śrī gaurasundara mahāśaya dabira-khāsere prabhu dilā paricaya || 171 ||
sesa-khande, sri gaurasundara mahasaya dabira-khasere prabhu dila paricaya (171)
English translation:
(171) In the Antya-khaṇḍa Lord Gaurasundara reveals Himself to Dabira Khāsa.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Dabira Khāsa is the Mohammedan name of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī. He was born in a Karṇāṭa (Karnataka) brāhmaṇa family. His father was
Kumāradeva, his elder brother was Sanātana Gosvāmī, and his younger brother was Śrī Vallabha, or Anupama. The Lord gave him the name “Śrī Rūpa,” by which he became famous in the society of devotees.