Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.2.191, 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 191 of Adi-khanda chapter 2—“The Lord’s Appearance”.
Verse 1.2.191
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.2.191:
এত-দিনে গঙ্গার পূরিল মনোরথ তুমি ক্রীডা করিবা যে চির-অভিমত ॥ ১৯১ ॥
एत-दिने गङ्गार पूरिल मनोरथ तुमि क्रीडा करिबा ये चिर-अभिमत ॥ १९१ ॥
eta-dine gaṅgāra pūrila manoratha tumi krīḍā karibā ye cira-abhimata || 191 ||
eta-dine gangara purila manoratha tumi krida kariba ye cira-abhimata (191)
English translation:
(191) “The long-cherished desire of the Ganges will now be fulfilled when You sport in her waters.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
From time immemorial the Ganges has been famous as the nectar emanating from the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa and sustained on the head of Lord Śiva, the topmost Vaiṣṇava. For the benefit of the world she flowed from Haridvāra to Gaṅgā-sāgara and thus expanded the service attitude of those who live on her banks. Foolish people could not understand that she is the water touched by Your feet, so Gaṅgādevī desired to serve You by being identified in this world as the water touched by Your feet.
Therefore her desires will be fulfilled when You wash Your feet and take bath in her waters.”