Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.9.226, 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 226 of Adi-khanda chapter 9—“Nityananda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places”.
Verse 1.9.226
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.9.226:
কোন চৈতন্যের লোক নিত্যানন্দ-প্রতি ‘মন্দ’ বোলে, হেন দেখ,—সে কেবল ‘স্তুতি’ ॥ ২২৬ ॥
कोन चैतन्येर लोक नित्यानन्द-प्रति ‘मन्द’ बोले, हेन देख,—से केवल ‘स्तुति’ ॥ २२६ ॥
kona caitanyera loka nityānanda-prati ‘manda’ bole, hena dekha,—se kevala ‘stuti’ || 226 ||
kona caitanyera loka nityananda-prati ‘manda’ bole, hena dekha,—se kevala ‘stuti’ (226)
English translation:
(226) If you find any follower of Lord Caitanya appear to say something bad about Nityānanda, you should know for certain that what they said was actually glorification.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
No pure devotee of Gaura can criticize or tolerate criticism against Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu. If anyone thinks that the statements of Śrī Advaita Prabhu towards Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu were criticisms, that is simply his misunderstanding and offense. One should not lose faith in the lotus feet of Nityānanda, who is the only shelter and goal of all living entities, by considering the so-called criticism of Nityānanda to be criticism, when it is actually glorification of Nityānanda.