Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.2.21, 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 21 of Adi-khanda chapter 2—“The Lord’s Appearance”.
Verse 1.2.21
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.2.21:
তবে প্রভু যুগ-ধর্ম স্থাপন করিতে সাঙ্গোপাণ্গে অবতীর্ণ হন পৃথিবীতে ॥ ২১ ॥
तबे प्रभु युग-धर्म स्थापन करिते साङ्गोपाण्गे अवतीर्ण हन पृथिवीते ॥ २१ ॥
tabe prabhu yuga-dharma sthāpana karite sāṅgopāṇge avatīrṇa hana pṛthivīte || 21 ||
tabe prabhu yuga-dharma sthapana karite sangopange avatirna hana prthivite (21)
English translation:
(21) The Lord then appears in this material world with His associates and paraphernalia in order to reestablish the principles of religion.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
When Lord Brahmā, the creator and regulator of the universe, prays for the Lord’s incarnation for the benefit of the entire universe, the Absolute Personality of Godhead descends along with His associates from His own abode in Vaikuṇṭha into this material world. The pure devotees know that reestablishing religious principles appropriate for the particular time is
one of the purposes for the Lord’s advent. The function of the naimittika- līlā-avatāras is to reestablish the principles of religion, or yuga-dharma.