Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.12.46, 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 46 of Adi-khanda chapter 12—“The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvipa”.
Verse 1.12.46
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.12.46:
ভক্ত আশীর্বাদ প্রভু শিরে করি’ লয ভক্ত-আশীর্বাদে সে কৃষ্ণেতে ভক্তি হয ॥ ৪৬ ॥
भक्त आशीर्वाद प्रभु शिरे करि’ लय भक्त-आशीर्वादे से कृष्णेते भक्ति हय ॥ ४६ ॥
bhakta āśīrvāda prabhu śire kari’ laya bhakta-āśīrvāde se kṛṣṇete bhakti haya || 46 ||
bhakta asirvada prabhu sire kari’ laya bhakta-asirvade se krsnete bhakti haya (46)
English translation:
(46) The Lord accepted the devotees’ blessings on His head, for devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa is attained only by the blessings of devotees.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Although the Lord is the only sovereign master of the fourteen worlds, He nevertheless accepted on His head the blessings of His devotees. The devotees’ blessings are so powerful that by their influence even a living entity who is averse to Kṛṣṇa becomes attached to His lotus feet.