Verse 1.8.16

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.8.16:

অপূর্ব ব্রহ্মণ্য-তেজ দেখি’ সর্ব-গণে নর-জ্ঞান আর কেহ নাহি করে মনে ॥ ১৬ ॥

अपूर्व ब्रह्मण्य-तेज देखि’ सर्व-गणे नर-ज्ञान आर केह नाहि करे मने ॥ १६ ॥

apūrva brahmaṇya-teja dekhi’ sarva-gaṇe nara-jñāna āra keha nāhi kare mane || 16 ||

apurva brahmanya-teja dekhi’ sarva-gane nara-jnana ara keha nahi kare mane (16)

English translation:

(16) On seeing His wonderful brāhmaṇa effulgence, no one considered Him an ordinary child.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

For an elaboration on the word brahmaṇya-teja one should refer to the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (8.18.18), and for an explanation of the second line one should refer to Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (8.18.22).