Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.4.21, 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 21 of Adi-khanda chapter 4—“Name-giving Ceremony, Childhood Pastimes, and Thieves Kidnap the Lord”.
Verse 1.4.21
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.4.21:
খৈ, কলা, তৈল, সিন্দূর, গুযা, পান সবারে দিলেন আই করিযা সমান ॥ ২১ ॥
खै, कला, तैल, सिन्दूर, गुया, पान सबारे दिलेन आइ करिया समान ॥ २१ ॥
khai, kalā, taila, sindūra, guyā, pāna sabāre dilena āi kariyā samāna || 21 ||
khai, kala, taila, sindura, guya, pana sabare dilena ai kariya samana (21)
English translation:
(21) Mother Śacī then respectfully distributed roasted paddy, bananas, mustard oil, vermilion, betel nut, and pān to the ladies.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word āi is a corruption of the word āryā (an address for an Āryan’s mother) and is used throughout this book as an address for mother Śacī.