Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.12.48, 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 48 of Adi-khanda chapter 12—“The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvipa”.
Verse 1.12.48
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.12.48:
কেহ বোলে,—“হের দেখ, নিমাঞি-পণ্ডিত! বিদ্যায কি লাভ?—কৃষ্ণ ভজহ ত্বরিত ॥ ৪৮ ॥
केह बोले,—“हेर देख, निमाञि-पण्डित! विद्याय कि लाभ?—कृष्ण भजह त्वरित ॥ ४८ ॥
keha bole,—“hera dekha, nimāñi-paṇḍita! vidyāya ki lābha?—kṛṣṇa bhajaha tvarita || 48 ||
keha bole,—“hera dekha, nimani-pandita! vidyaya ki labha?—krsna bhajaha tvarita (48)
English translation:
(48) Another person said, “Look, Nimāi, what do You gain from studying? Just worship Kṛṣṇa.