Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.2.233, 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 233 of Adi-khanda chapter 2—“The Lord’s Appearance”.
Verse 1.2.233
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.2.233:
দেখিল শচী-গৃহে, গৌরাঙ্গ-সুন্দরে, একত্র যৈছে কোটি-চান্দ রে মানুষ রূপ ধরি’, গ্রহণ-ছল করি’, বোলযে উচ্চ হরি-নাম রে ॥ ২৩৩ ॥
देखिल शची-गृहे, गौराङ्ग-सुन्दरे, एकत्र यैछे कोटि-चान्द रे मानुष रूप धरि’, ग्रहण-छल करि’, बोलये उच्च हरि-नाम रे ॥ २३३ ॥
dekhila śacī-gṛhe, gaurāṅga-sundare, ekatra yaiche koṭi-cānda re mānuṣa rūpa dhari’, grahaṇa-chala kari’, bolaye ucca hari-nāma re || 233 ||
dekhila saci-grhe, gauranga-sundare, ekatra yaiche koti-canda re manusa rupa dhari’, grahana-chala kari’, bolaye ucca hari-nama re (233)
English translation:
(233) There in Śacī’s house they see the beautiful form of Lord Gaurāṅga, who resembles millions of moons combined together. In the guise of human beings and on the pretext of the eclipse, they all loudly chant the name of Hari.