Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.12.136, 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 136 of Adi-khanda chapter 12—“The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvipa”.
Verse 1.12.136
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.12.136:
তাম্বূলী দেখযে রূপ মদন-মোহন চরণের ধূলি লৈ’ দিলেন আসন ॥ ১৩৬ ॥
ताम्बूली देखये रूप मदन-मोहन चरणेर धूलि लै’ दिलेन आसन ॥ १३६ ॥
tāmbūlī dekhaye rūpa madana-mohana caraṇera dhūli lai’ dilena āsana || 136 ||
tambuli dekhaye rupa madana-mohana caranera dhuli lai’ dilena asana (136)
English translation:
(136) The merchant saw Nimāi’s form as more enchanting than that of Cupid. He took dust from Nimāi’s feet and offered Him a place to sit.