Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.12.178, 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 178 of Adi-khanda chapter 12—“The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvipa”.
Verse 1.12.178
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.12.178:
“ভাল ভাল” বলি’ প্রভু হাসিযা চলিলা তবে প্রিয-শ্রীধরের মন্দিরে আইলা ॥ ১৭৮ ॥
“भाल भाल” बलि’ प्रभु हासिया चलिला तबे प्रिय-श्रीधरेर मन्दिरे आइला ॥ १७८ ॥
“bhāla bhāla” bali’ prabhu hāsiyā calilā tabe priya-śrīdharera mandire āilā || 178 ||
“bhala bhala” bali’ prabhu hasiya calila tabe priya-sridharera mandire aila (178)
English translation:
(178) Smiling, the Lord agreed to the astrologer’s request and went to the house of His dear devotee Śrīdhara.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Śrīdharera mandira, the house of Śrīdhara, is situated on an elevated tract of land at one end of Māyāpur, near the village of Śaraḍāṅgā and one mile east of Chand Kazi’s samādhi. There is a small pond nearby.