Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.2.22, 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 22 of Adi-khanda chapter 2—“The Lord’s Appearance”.
Verse 1.2.22
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.2.22:
কলি-যুগে ‘ধর্ম’ হয ‘হরি-সঙ্কীর্তন’ এতদ্ অর্থে অবতীর্ণ শ্রী-শচী-নন্দন ॥ ২২ ॥
कलि-युगे ‘धर्म’ हय ‘हरि-सङ्कीर्तन’ एतद् अर्थे अवतीर्ण श्री-शची-नन्दन ॥ २२ ॥
kali-yuge ‘dharma’ haya ‘hari-saṅkīrtana’ etad arthe avatīrṇa śrī-śacī-nandana || 22 ||
kali-yuge ‘dharma’ haya ‘hari-sankirtana’ etad arthe avatirna sri-saci-nandana (22)
English translation:
(22) The religious principle for the age of Kali is the congregational chanting of the holy names of the Lord. Śrī Śacīnandana incarnates to establish this principle.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The living entities are delivered by the process of meditation in Satya- yuga, fire sacrifice in Tretā-yuga, worship of the Lord in Dvāpara-yuga, and congregational chanting of Lord Hari’s names in Kali-yuga. Lord Śrī Śacīnandana appeared in this world to propagate this congregational chanting.