Chaitanya Bhagavata

by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words

The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.12.14, 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 14 of Adi-khanda chapter 12—“The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvipa”.

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.12.14:

সর্ব-শক্তি-ময গৌরচন্দ্র অবতার খণ্ড খণ্ড করি’ দোষে সব ‘অলঙ্কার’ ॥ ১৪ ॥

सर्व-शक्ति-मय गौरचन्द्र अवतार खण्ड खण्ड करि’ दोषे सब ‘अलङ्कार’ ॥ १४ ॥

sarva-śakti-maya gauracandra avatāra khaṇḍa khaṇḍa kari’ doṣe saba ‘alaṅkāra’ || 14 ||

sarva-sakti-maya gauracandra avatara khanda khanda kari’ dose saba ‘alankara’ (14)

English translation:

(14) The omnipotent Lord Gauracandra then pointed out various faults in the verses.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

Since Śrī Gaurasundara is the omnipotent Supreme Personality of Godhead and the source of all incarnations, His knowledge in all scriptures is matchless. Therefore the Lord pointed out various ornamental faults in Mukunda’s questions.

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