Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.2.24, 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 24 of Adi-khanda chapter 2—“The Lord’s Appearance”.
Verse 1.2.24
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.2.24:
ইতি দ্বাপর উর্ব্-ঈশ স্তুবন্তি জগদ্-ঈশ্বরম্ নানা-তন্ত্র-বিধানেন কলাব্ অপি তথা শৃণু ॥ ২৪ ॥
इति द्वापर उर्व्-ईश स्तुवन्ति जगद्-ईश्वरम् नाना-तन्त्र-विधानेन कलाव् अपि तथा शृणु ॥ २४ ॥
iti dvāpara urv-īśa stuvanti jagad-īśvaram nānā-tantra-vidhānena kalāv api tathā śṛṇu || 24 ||
iti dvapara urv-isa stuvanti jagad-isvaram nana-tantra-vidhanena kalav api tatha srnu (24)
English translation:
(24) O King, in this way people in Dvāpara-yuga glorified the Lord of the universe. In Kali-yuga also people worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead by following various regulations of the revealed scriptures. Now kindly hear of this from me.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
This and the following verse from the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (11.5.31-32) were spoken by the great devotee Śrī Karabhājana Muni, one of the nine Yogendras, while describing the incarnation and process of worship for the age of Kali. They are part of his reply to Nimi, the king of Videha, who inquired about the colors, features, names, times of advent, and processes for worshiping Lord Hari’s incarnations.