Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.6.8, 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 8 of Adi-khanda chapter 6—“The Lord Begins Studying and His Childhood Mischief”.
Verse 1.6.8
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.6.8:
কি মাধুরী করি’ প্রভু “ক, খ, গ, ঘ” বোলে তাহা শুনিতেই মাত্র সর্ব-জীব ভোলে ॥ ৮ ॥
कि माधुरी करि’ प्रभु “क, ख, ग, घ” बोले ताहा शुनितेइ मात्र सर्व-जीव भोले ॥ ८ ॥
ki mādhurī kari’ prabhu “ka, kha, ga, gha” bole tāhā śunitei mātra sarva-jīva bhole || 8 ||
ki madhuri kari’ prabhu “ka, kha, ga, gha” bole taha sunitei matra sarva-jiva bhole (8)
English translation:
(8) The Lord sweetly recited the Bengali alphabet—“ka, kha, ga, gha.” Everyone who heard Him was captivated.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word mādhurī means “sweetness” or “enchanting,” and the word
bhole means “overwhelmed.”