Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.2.205, 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 205 of Adi-khanda chapter 2—“The Lord’s Appearance”.
Verse 1.2.205
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.2.205:
কিবা শিশু, বৃদ্ধ, নারী, সজ্জন, দুর্জন সবে ‘হরি’ ‘হরি’ বোলে দেখিযা ‘গ্রহণ’ ॥ ২০৫ ॥
किबा शिशु, वृद्ध, नारी, सज्जन, दुर्जन सबे ‘हरि’ ‘हरि’ बोले देखिया ‘ग्रहण’ ॥ २०५ ॥
kibā śiśu, vṛddha, nārī, sajjana, durjana sabe ‘hari’ ‘hari’ bole dekhiyā ‘grahaṇa’ || 205 ||
kiba sisu, vrddha, nari, sajjana, durjana sabe ‘hari’ ‘hari’ bole dekhiya ‘grahana’ (205)
English translation:
(205) Whether one was young, old, woman, pious, or impious—everyone was engaged in chanting the name of Hari while observing the eclipse.