Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.12.255, 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 255 of Adi-khanda chapter 12—“The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvipa”.
Verse 1.12.255
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.12.255:
গঙ্গা-তীরে বসিলেন শ্রী-শচীনন্দন চতুর্-দিকে বেডিযা বসিলা শিষ্য-গণ ॥ ২৫৫ ॥
गङ्गा-तीरे वसिलेन श्री-शचीनन्दन चतुर्-दिके वेडिया वसिला शिष्य-गण ॥ २५५ ॥
gaṅgā-tīre vasilena śrī-śacīnandana catur-dike veḍiyā vasilā śiṣya-gaṇa || 255 ||
ganga-tire vasilena sri-sacinandana catur-dike vediya vasila sisya-gana (255)
English translation:
(255) Śrī Śacīnandana then sat on the bank of the Ganges with His students surrounding Him on all sides.