Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.8.18, 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 18 of Adi-khanda chapter 8—“The Disappearance of Jagannatha Mishra”.
Verse 1.8.18
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.8.18:
যা’র যথা-শক্তি ভিক্ষা সবেই সন্তোষে প্রভুর ঝুলিতে দিযা নারী-গণ হাসে ॥ ১৮ ॥
या’र यथा-शक्ति भिक्षा सबेइ सन्तोषे प्रभुर झुलिते दिया नारी-गण हासे ॥ १८ ॥
yā’ra yathā-śakti bhikṣā sabei santoṣe prabhura jhulite diyā nārī-gaṇa hāse || 18 ||
ya’ra yatha-sakti bhiksa sabei santose prabhura jhulite diya nari-gana hase (18)
English translation:
(18) Everyone gave in satisfaction according to their ability. All the women smiled as they put their alms in the Lord’s bag.