Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.11.32, 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 32 of Adi-khanda chapter 11—“Meeting with Shri Ishvara Puri”.
Verse 1.11.32
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.11.32:
শ্রীবাসাদি দেখিলে ও ফাঙ্কি জিজ্ঞাসেন মিথ্যা-বাক্য-ব্যয-ভহে সবে পলাযেন ॥ ৩২ ॥
श्रीवासादि देखिले ओ फाङ्कि जिज्ञासेन मिथ्या-वाक्य-व्यय-भहे सबे पलायेन ॥ ३२ ॥
śrīvāsādi dekhile o phāṅki jijñāsena mithyā-vākya-vyaya-bhahe sabe palāyena || 32 ||
srivasadi dekhile o phanki jijnasena mithya-vakya-vyaya-bhahe sabe palayena (32)
English translation:
(32) Śrīvāsa and other devotees were all challenged in this way by the Lord, but they would all run away in fear of wasting time in useless arguments.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Fearful of useless talk, in the form of being challenged by Nimāi, the
devotees headed by Śrīvāsa would run away from Him in order to avoid confrontation. Although the devotees were qualified to engage in philosophical debate, they were not eager to indulge in arguments on inconceivable subjects since dry arguments are inconclusive.