Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.12.188, 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 188 of Adi-khanda chapter 12—“The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvipa”.
Verse 1.12.188
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.12.188:
শ্রীধর বোলেন,—“বিপ্র, বলিলা উত্তম তথাপি সবার কাল যায এক-সম ॥ ১৮৮ ॥
श्रीधर बोलेन,—“विप्र, बलिला उत्तम तथापि सबार काल याय एक-सम ॥ १८८ ॥
śrīdhara bolena,—“vipra, balilā uttama tathāpi sabāra kāla yāya eka-sama || 188 ||
sridhara bolena,—“vipra, balila uttama tathapi sabara kala yaya eka-sama (188)
English translation:
(188) Śrīdhara then replied, “O brāhmaṇa, what You say is indeed correct, yet the time passes equally for everyone.