Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.8.191, 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 191 of Adi-khanda chapter 8—“The Disappearance of Jagannatha Mishra”.
Verse 1.8.191
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.8.191:
গুরু বোলে,—“বাপ, তুমি মন দিযা পড ভট্টাচার্য হৈবা তুমি,—বলিলাঙ দঢ” ॥ ১৯১ ॥
गुरु बोले,—“बाप, तुमि मन दिया पड भट्टाचार्य हैबा तुमि,—बलिलाङ दढ” ॥ १९१ ॥
guru bole,—“bāpa, tumi mana diyā paḍa bhaṭṭācārya haibā tumi,—balilāṅa daḍha” || 191 ||
guru bole,—“bapa, tumi mana diya pada bhattacarya haiba tumi,—balilana dadha” (191)
English translation:
(191) The teacher said, “Dear child, You must study attentively. Then You will soon be known as a Bhaṭṭācārya.”
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
A brāhmaṇa is eligible for the title of Bhaṭṭācārya if he has thoroughly studied and become expert in logic and Mīmāṃsā (a particular branch of philosophy), if he has completely memorized one of the four Vedas, or if he is a learned teacher who is expert in philosophy.