Chaitanya Bhagavata

by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words

The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.6.84, 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 84 of Adi-khanda chapter 6—“The Lord Begins Studying and His Childhood Mischief”.

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.6.84:

“নিমাই আইলে আজি বাড্যামু বান্ধিযা আর যেন উপদ্রব নাহি করে গিযা” ॥ ৮৪ ॥

“निमाइ आइले आजि वाड्यामु बान्धिया आर येन उपद्रव नाहि करे गिया” ॥ ८४ ॥

“nimāi āile āji vāḍyāmu bāndhiyā āra yena upadrava nāhi kare giyā” || 84 ||

“nimai aile aji vadyamu bandhiya ara yena upadrava nahi kare giya” (84)

English translation:

(84) “When Nimāi returns today, I will tie Him up and beat Him with a stick so that He won’t disturb you again.”

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

The word vāḍyāmu means “I will beat with a stick.” In other editions the word eḍimu, “to leave,” is found in place of vāḍyāmu. [In which case the meaning will be: “I will leave Him tied up.”]

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