Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.11.45, 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 45 of Adi-khanda chapter 11—“Meeting with Shri Ishvara Puri”.
Verse 1.11.45
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.11.45:
প্রভু বোলে,—“আরে বেটা কত দিন থাক? পলাইলে কোথা মোর এডাইবে পাক?” ॥ ৪৫ ॥
प्रभु बोले,—“आरे बेटा कत दिन थाक? पलाइले कोथा मोर एडाइबे पाक?” ॥ ४५ ॥
prabhu bole,—“āre beṭā kata dina thāka? palāile kothā mora eḍāibe pāka?” || 45 ||
prabhu bole,—“are beta kata dina thaka? palaile kotha mora edaibe paka?” (45)
English translation:
(45) The Lord said, “My dear boy, how long will you avoid My clutches? Do you think you will escape My association by running away?”
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word pāka (pac+ghaña, or a corruption of the word parikrama?) means “by chance or accident,” “device,” or “trick.”