Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.1.183, 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 183 of Adi-khanda chapter 1—“Summary of Lord Gaura’s Pastimes”.
Verse 1.1.183
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.1.183:
এই ত’ কহিলুঙ্ সূত্র সঙ্ক্ষেপ করিযা তিন খণ্ডে আরম্ভির ইহাই গাইযা ॥ ১৮৩ ॥
एइ त’ कहिलुङ् सूत्र सङ्क्षेप करिया तिन खण्डे आरम्भिर इहाइ गाइया ॥ १८३ ॥
ei ta’ kahiluṅ sūtra saṅkṣepa kariyā tina khaṇḍe ārambhira ihāi gāiyā || 183 ||
ei ta’ kahilun sutra sanksepa kariya tina khande arambhira ihai gaiya (183)
English translation:
(183) In these sūtras I have thus briefly described the contents of this book. Now I will begin to narrate these three divisions of pastimes.