Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.3.16, 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 16 of Adi-khanda chapter 3—“Calculation of the Lord’s Horoscope”.
Verse 1.3.16
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.3.16:
বিপ্র বলে,—“এ শিশু সাক্ষাত্ নারাযণ ইঙ্হা হৈতে সর্ব-ধর্ম হৈবে স্থাপন ॥ ১৬ ॥
विप्र बले,—“ए शिशु साक्षात् नारायण इङ्हा हैते सर्व-धर्म हैबे स्थापन ॥ १६ ॥
vipra bale,—“e śiśu sākṣāt nārāyaṇa iṅhā haite sarva-dharma haibe sthāpana || 16 ||
vipra bale,—“e sisu saksat narayana inha haite sarva-dharma haibe sthapana (16)
English translation:
(16) He said, “This child is nondifferent from Nārāyaṇa. He will reestablish religious principles.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The brāhmaṇa said, “This boy is Nārāyaṇa Himself, Lord of all lords. He alone will properly reconcile the conflicting principles of various religious preachers.”