Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.8.25, 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 25 of Adi-khanda chapter 8—“The Disappearance of Jagannatha Mishra”.
Verse 1.8.25
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.8.25:
ঘরে সর্ব-শাস্ত্রের বুঝিযা সমীহিত গোষ্ঠী-মাঝে প্রভুর পডিতে হৈল চিত ॥ ২৫ ॥
घरे सर्व-शास्त्रेर बुझिया समीहित गोष्ठी-माझे प्रभुर पडिते हैल चित ॥ २५ ॥
ghare sarva-śāstrera bujhiyā samīhita goṣṭhī-mājhe prabhura paḍite haila cita || 25 ||
ghare sarva-sastrera bujhiya samihita gosthi-majhe prabhura padite haila cita (25)
English translation:
(25) After properly understanding the meanings of the scriptures at home, the Lord desired to study in the company of His associates.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word samīhita means “proper endeavor,” “the desire,” “the comments,” “confidential meaning,” or “purport.” The word cita is a gentle form of the word citta, which means “heart” or “mind.”