Chaitanya Bhagavata

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

The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.9.198, 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 198 of Adi-khanda chapter 9—“Nityananda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places”.

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.9.198:

আইলেন নীলাচলচন্দ্রের নগরে ধ্বজ দেখি’ মাত্র মূর্ছা হৈল শরীরে ॥ ১৯৮ ॥

आइलेन नीलाचलचन्द्रेर नगरे ध्वज देखि’ मात्र मूर्छा हैल शरीरे ॥ १९८ ॥

āilena nīlācalacandrera nagare dhvaja dekhi’ mātra mūrchā haila śarīre || 198 ||

ailena nilacalacandrera nagare dhvaja dekhi’ matra murcha haila sarire (198)

English translation:

(198) As He approached Śrī Nīlācala, He fell unconscious upon seeing the temple flag.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

The words nīlācalacandrera nagare refer to the abode of Jagadīśa, or Purī-dhāma.

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