Chaitanya Bhagavata

by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words

The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.8.183, 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 183 of Adi-khanda chapter 8—“The Disappearance of Jagannatha Mishra”.

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.8.183:

হেন মতে মহাপ্রভু সর্ব-সিদ্ধীশ্বর গুপ্ত-ভাবে আছে নবদ্বীপের ভিতর ॥ ১৮৩ ॥

हेन मते महाप्रभु सर्व-सिद्धीश्वर गुप्त-भावे आछे नवद्वीपेर भितर ॥ १८३ ॥

hena mate mahāprabhu sarva-siddhīśvara gupta-bhāve āche navadvīpera bhitara || 183 ||

hena mate mahaprabhu sarva-siddhisvara gupta-bhave ache navadvipera bhitara (183)

English translation:

(183) In this way the Supreme Lord of all mystic powers secretly resided in Navadvīpa.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

The word sarva-siddhīśvara refers to the master of the eight yogic perfections. In this regard one may refer to Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (11.15.10-17).

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