Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.2.112, 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 112 of Adi-khanda chapter 2—“The Lord’s Appearance”.
Verse 1.2.112
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.2.112:
শুনিযা পাষণ্ডী বোলে,—’হৈল প্রমাদ এ ব্রাহ্মণ করিবেক গ্রামের উত্সাদ ॥ ১১২ ॥
शुनिया पाषण्डी बोले,—’हैल प्रमाद ए ब्राह्मण करिबेक ग्रामेर उत्साद ॥ ११२ ॥
śuniyā pāṣaṇḍī bole,—’haila pramāda e brāhmaṇa karibeka grāmera utsāda || 112 ||
suniya pasandi bole,—’haila pramada e brahmana karibeka gramera utsada (112)
English translation:
(112) On hearing this chanting, the atheists would remark, “What madness! This brāhmaṇa, Śrīvāsa, will ruin this village.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Those envious of the Vaiṣṇavas became bewildered on seeing Śrīvāsa’s activities. They feared that by chanting the names of Hari, which deliver one from material life, all the living entities would be delivered.
Therefore all the opulences and beauty of the village would be destroyed by such chanting. The word e brāhmaṇa refers to Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura.
TEXT 113
mahā-tīvra narapati yavana ihāra e ākhyāna śunile pramāda nadīyāra’
TRANSLATION
“The Mohammedan King is very cruel by nature. If he hears about this kīrtana, the whole district will suffer.”
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word mahā-tīvra means “very violent” or “formidable.”
The phrase yavana narapati refers to the Lodi and Sayed dynasty kings and their subordinates, who were the administrators of Bengal. If such administrators, who were envious of devotional service, heard about the strong introduction and preaching of day and night kīrtana in Navadvīpa, the capitol of Bengal, they would oppress and torture the citizens.