Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.4.65, 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 65 of Adi-khanda chapter 4—“Name-giving Ceremony, Childhood Pastimes, and Thieves Kidnap the Lord”.
Verse 1.4.65
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.4.65:
জানু-গতি চলে প্রভু পরম-সুন্দর কটিতে কিঙ্কিণী বাজে অতি মনোহর ॥ ৬৫ ॥
जानु-गति चले प्रभु परम-सुन्दर कटिते किङ्किणी बाजे अति मनोहर ॥ ६५ ॥
jānu-gati cale prabhu parama-sundara kaṭite kiṅkiṇī bāje ati manohara || 65 ||
janu-gati cale prabhu parama-sundara katite kinkini baje ati manohara (65)
English translation:
(65) The crawling of the Lord was most beautiful, and the tinkling sound of the bells on His waist enchanted the minds of all.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word kiṅkiṇī refers to small bells worn around the waist.