Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.11.30, 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 30 of Adi-khanda chapter 11—“Meeting with Shri Ishvara Puri”.
Verse 1.11.30
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.11.30:
মুকুন্দ পণ্ডিত বড, প্রভুর প্রভাবে পক্ষ-প্রতিপক্ষ করি’ প্রভু-সনে লাগে ॥ ৩০ ॥
मुकुन्द पण्डित बड, प्रभुर प्रभावे पक्ष-प्रतिपक्ष करि’ प्रभु-सने लागे ॥ ३० ॥
mukunda paṇḍita baḍa, prabhura prabhāve pakṣa-pratipakṣa kari’ prabhu-sane lāge || 30 ||
mukunda pandita bada, prabhura prabhave paksa-pratipaksa kari’ prabhu-sane lage (30)
English translation:
(30) By the mercy of the Lord, Mukunda was very learned. Thus he was
able to present arguments and counter-arguments to Nimāi’s challenge.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
By the mercy of the Lord there was no end to Mukunda’s knowledge. Mukunda engaged in a war of words with the Lord through his debate and counter-debate.