Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.12.182, 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 182 of Adi-khanda chapter 12—“The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvipa”.
Verse 1.12.182
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.12.182:
পরম-সুশান্ত শ্রীধরের ব্যবসায প্রভু বিহরেন যেন উদ্ধতের প্রায ॥ ১৮২ ॥
परम-सुशान्त श्रीधरेर व्यवसाय प्रभु विहरेन येन उद्धतेर प्राय ॥ १८२ ॥
parama-suśānta śrīdharera vyavasāya prabhu viharena yena uddhatera prāya || 182 ||
parama-susanta sridharera vyavasaya prabhu viharena yena uddhatera praya (182)
English translation:
(182) Śrīdhara was always peaceful in his behavior, while the Lord enjoyed playing the role of an agitated young man.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word vyavasāya means “behavior,” “dealings,” or “nature.” The phrase uddhatera prāya refers to an externally mischievous display of arrogance while actually benefiting the living entities by accepting service.