Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.10.54, 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 54 of Adi-khanda chapter 10—“Marriage with Shri Lakshmipriya”.
Verse 1.10.54
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.10.54:
আইরে বোলেন তবে বনমালী আচার্য “পুত্র-বিবাহের কেনে না চিন্তহ কার্য? ॥ ৫৪ ॥
आइरे बोलेन तबे वनमाली आचार्य “पुत्र-विवाहेर केने ना चिन्तह कार्य? ॥ ५४ ॥
āire bolena tabe vanamālī ācārya “putra-vivāhera kene nā cintaha kārya? || 54 ||
aire bolena tabe vanamali acarya “putra-vivahera kene na cintaha karya? (54)
English translation:
(54) Vanamālī Ācārya then asked Śacī, “Why aren’t you thinking about arranging your son’s marriage?
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Vanamālī Ghaṭaka is described in Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā (49) as follows: “The matchmaker Śrī Viśvāmitra, who arranged the marriage of Śrī Rāmacandra and who was the brāhmaṇa messenger that Rukmiṇī sent to Keśava, has now appeared as Vanamālī Ācārya.”