Verse 1.3.17

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.3.17:

ইঙ্হা হৈতে হৈবেক অপূর্ব প্রচার এই শিশু করিবে সর্ব-জগত্ উদ্ধার ॥ ১৭ ॥

इङ्हा हैते हैबेक अपूर्व प्रचार एइ शिशु करिबे सर्व-जगत् उद्धार ॥ १७ ॥

iṅhā haite haibeka apūrva pracāra ei śiśu karibe sarva-jagat uddhāra || 17 ||

inha haite haibeka apurva pracara ei sisu karibe sarva-jagat uddhara (17)

English translation:

(17) “He will preach wonderfully and thus deliver the entire world.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

“This child will distribute throughout the world the splendor of devotional service, which has never before been preached. He will deliver everyone from their narrow-minded desires for material enjoyment, fruitive activities, and speculative knowledge and fix them in their eternal occupation—devotional service to the Supreme Lord.”