Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.11.53, 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 53 of Adi-khanda chapter 11—“Meeting with Shri Ishvara Puri”.
Verse 1.11.53
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.11.53:
শুনিলেই কীর্তন, করযে পরিহাস কেহ বোলে,—“সব পেট পুষিবার আশ” ॥ ৫৩ ॥
शुनिलेइ कीर्तन, करये परिहास केह बोले,—“सब पेट पुषिबार आश” ॥ ५३ ॥
śunilei kīrtana, karaye parihāsa keha bole,—“saba peṭa puṣibāra āśa” || 53 ||
sunilei kirtana, karaye parihasa keha bole,—“saba peta pusibara asa” (53)
English translation:
(53) As soon as such people heard the devotees’ kīrtana, they taunted the devotees. Someone said, “This is just a means for filling their stomachs.”
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Being induced by material knowledge, all the residents of Nadia were maddened by the affection of their wives and children and the accumulation of material education and wealth, thus they were averse to the service of Lord Hari. They neither had attachment for hearing the glories of the Lord nor did they realize the great necessity of chanting the glories of Kṛṣṇa. That is why they neglected and derided the service of the Lord. They considered hari-kīrtana, which meant for the service of the Lord, as a means of filling the stomach for those who are engaged in fruitive activities.