Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.3.37, 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 37 of Adi-khanda chapter 3—“Calculation of the Lord’s Horoscope”.
Verse 1.3.37
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.3.37:
অপূর্ব সুন্দরী সব শচী-দেবী দেখে বার্তা জিজ্ঞাসিতে কারো না আইসে মুখে ॥ ৩৭ ॥
अपूर्व सुन्दरी सब शची-देवी देखे वार्ता जिज्ञासिते कारो ना आइसे मुखे ॥ ३७ ॥
apūrva sundarī saba śacī-devī dekhe vārtā jijñāsite kāro nā āise mukhe || 37 ||
apurva sundari saba saci-devi dekhe varta jijnasite karo na aise mukhe (37)
English translation:
(37) Although mother Śacī saw the beautiful demigoddesses there, she was too shy to inquire about their identities.