Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.9.218, 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 218 of Adi-khanda chapter 9—“Nityananda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places”.
Verse 1.9.218
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.9.218:
অহর্-নিশ চৈতন্যের কথা প্রভু কয তাঙ্’রে ভজিলে সে চৈতন্য-ভক্তি হয ॥ ২১৮ ॥
अहर्-निश चैतन्येर कथा प्रभु कय ताङ्’रे भजिले से चैतन्य-भक्ति हय ॥ २१८ ॥
ahar-niśa caitanyera kathā prabhu kaya tāṅ’re bhajile se caitanya-bhakti haya || 218 ||
ahar-nisa caitanyera katha prabhu kaya tan’re bhajile se caitanya-bhakti haya (218)
English translation:
(218) Day and night Lord Nityānanda chants the glories of Lord Caitanya, so when one worships Nityānanda he certainly attains devotion for Lord Caitanya.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
If a living entity worships Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu and His Vaiṣṇava followers, who constantly chant the glories of Śrī Gaura-Kṛṣṇa, then his propensity for pure devotional service to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya is enhanced.