Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.7.116, 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 116 of Adi-khanda chapter 7—“Shri Vishvarupa Takes Sannyasa”.
Verse 1.7.116
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.7.116:
এক-বার যে সূত্র পডিযা প্রভু যায আর-বার উলঢিযা সবারে ঠেকায ॥ ১১৬ ॥
एक-बार ये सूत्र पडिया प्रभु याय आर-बार उलढिया सबारे ठेकाय ॥ ११६ ॥
eka-bāra ye sūtra paḍiyā prabhu yāya āra-bāra ulaḍhiyā sabāre ṭhekāya || 116 ||
eka-bara ye sutra padiya prabhu yaya ara-bara uladhiya sabare thekaya (116)
English translation:
(116) The Lord mastered a sūtra after reading it only once, and He was able to defeat all others in debating its meaning.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word ulaḍhiyā comes from the Hindi word ulṭā, which means “turned around” or “rather.” The word ṭhekāya means “put into danger” or “defeats.”