Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.2.15, 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 15 of Adi-khanda chapter 2—“The Lord’s Appearance”.
Verse 1.2.15
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.2.15:
কোন্ হেতু কৃষ্ণচন্দ্র করে অবতার কা’র শক্তি আছে তত্ত্ব জানিতে তাহার? ॥ ১৫ ॥
कोन् हेतु कृष्णचन्द्र करे अवतार का’र शक्ति आछे तत्त्व जानिते ताहार? ॥ १५ ॥
kon hetu kṛṣṇacandra kare avatāra kā’ra śakti āche tattva jānite tāhāra? || 15 ||
kon hetu krsnacandra kare avatara ka’ra sakti ache tattva janite tahara? (15)
English translation:
(15) Who has the ability to know why Kṛṣṇacandra incarnates?