Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.7.138, 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 138 of Adi-khanda chapter 7—“Shri Vishvarupa Takes Sannyasa”.
Verse 1.7.138
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.7.138:
কৃষ্ণ-কৃপা বিনে নহে দুঃখের মোচন থাকিল বা বিদ্যা, কুল, কোটি-কোটি ধন ॥ ১৩৮ ॥
कृष्ण-कृपा विने नहे दुःखेर मोचन थाकिल वा विद्या, कुल, कोटि-कोटि धन ॥ १३८ ॥
kṛṣṇa-kṛpā vine nahe duḥkhera mocana thākila vā vidyā, kula, koṭi-koṭi dhana || 138 ||
krsna-krpa vine nahe duhkhera mocana thakila va vidya, kula, koti-koti dhana (138)
English translation:
(138) “One’s distress can never be mitigated without the mercy of Kṛṣṇa, even if one is endowed with high education, good birth, and great wealth.