Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.11.108, 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 108 of Adi-khanda chapter 11—“Meeting with Shri Ishvara Puri”.
Verse 1.11.108
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.11.108:
মূর্খো বদতি বিষ্ণায ধীরো বদতি বিষ্ণবে উভযোস্ তু সমং পুণ্যং ভাব-গ্রাহী জনার্দনঃ ॥ ১০৮ ॥
मूर्खो वदति विष्णाय धीरो वदति विष्णवे उभयोस् तु समं पुण्यं भाव-ग्राही जनार्दनः ॥ १०८ ॥
mūrkho vadati viṣṇāya dhīro vadati viṣṇave ubhayos tu samaṃ puṇyaṃ bhāva-grāhī janārdanaḥ || 108 ||
murkho vadati visnaya dhiro vadati visnave ubhayos tu samam punyam bhava-grahi janardanah (108)
English translation:
(108) “At the time of offering obeisances to Lord Viṣṇu, a foolish person chants viṣṇāya namaḥ (this is improper due to faulty grammar) and a learned person chants viṣṇave namaḥ (this is the correct form). But both achieve equal piety by their offering of obeisances, because Lord Śrī Janārdana sees the sentiment of the living being, in other words, He sees the degree of devotion, or in other words, He awards the result accordingly (He does not see one’s foolishness or intelligence).