Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.12.183, 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 183 of Adi-khanda chapter 12—“The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvipa”.
Verse 1.12.183
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.12.183:
প্রভু বোলে,—“শ্রীধর, তুমি যে অনুক্ষণ ‘হরি হরি’ বোল, তবে দুঃখ কি কারণ? ॥ ১৮৩ ॥
प्रभु बोले,—“श्रीधर, तुमि ये अनुक्षण ‘हरि हरि’ बोल, तबे दुःख कि कारण? ॥ १८३ ॥
prabhu bole,—“śrīdhara, tumi ye anukṣaṇa ‘hari hari’ bola, tabe duḥkha ki kāraṇa? || 183 ||
prabhu bole,—“sridhara, tumi ye anuksana ‘hari hari’ bola, tabe duhkha ki karana? (183)
English translation:
(183) The Lord said, “Śrīdhara, you always chant the name of Hari, so why are you always afflicted by poverty?