Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.12.247, 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 247 of Adi-khanda chapter 12—“The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvipa”.
Verse 1.12.247
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.12.247:
দৈবে পথে আইসেন পণ্ডিত শ্রীবাস প্রভু দেখি’ মাত্র তা’ন হৈল মহা-হাস ॥ ২৪৭ ॥
दैवे पथे आइसेन पण्डित श्रीवास प्रभु देखि’ मात्र ता’न हैल महा-हास ॥ २४७ ॥
daive pathe āisena paṇḍita śrīvāsa prabhu dekhi’ mātra tā’na haila mahā-hāsa || 247 ||
daive pathe aisena pandita srivasa prabhu dekhi’ matra ta’na haila maha-hasa (247)
English translation:
(247) By providence, Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita was coming from the opposite direction at that time. Upon seeing the Lord, Śrīvāsa began to laugh loudly.