Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.9.55, 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 55 of Adi-khanda chapter 9—“Nityananda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places”.
Verse 1.9.55
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.9.55:
তা’সবারে কোলে করি’ আইসে লৈযা শ্রী-রাম-চরণে পডে দণ্ডবত্ হৈযা ॥ ৫৫ ॥
ता’सबारे कोले करि’ आइसे लैया श्री-राम-चरणे पडे दण्डवत् हैया ॥ ५५ ॥
tā’sabāre kole kari’ āise laiyā śrī-rāma-caraṇe paḍe daṇḍavat haiyā || 55 ||
ta’sabare kole kari’ aise laiya sri-rama-carane pade dandavat haiya (55)
English translation:
(55) The Lord embraced them and led them to Rāmacandra, whereupon they all fell at His feet.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
For an elaboration on verses 52-55, one should refer to the Rāmāyaṇa, Kiṣkindhā-kāṇḍa, Chapters 2 and 4 and the Mahābhārata (Vana 279.9- 11).