Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.12.47, 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 47 of Adi-khanda chapter 12—“The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvipa”.
Verse 1.12.47
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.12.47:
কেহ কেহ সাক্ষাতে ও প্রভু দেখি’ বোলে “কি কার্যে গোঙাও কাল তুমি বিদ্যা-ভোলে?” ॥ ৪৭ ॥
केह केह साक्षाते ओ प्रभु देखि’ बोले “कि कार्ये गोङाओ काल तुमि विद्या-भोले?” ॥ ४७ ॥
keha keha sākṣāte o prabhu dekhi’ bole “ki kārye goṅāo kāla tumi vidyā-bhole?” || 47 ||
keha keha saksate o prabhu dekhi’ bole “ki karye gonao kala tumi vidya-bhole?” (47)
English translation:
(47) Someone also directly told Nimāi, “Why are You wasting Your time with mundane education?”