Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.12.279, 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 279 of Adi-khanda chapter 12—“The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvipa”.
Verse 1.12.279
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.12.279:
“ভাল ভাল”,—হাসি প্রভু বোলেন বচন এই-মত প্রতি-দিন বাডে শিষ্য-গণ ॥ ২৭৯ ॥
“भाल भाल”,—हासि प्रभु बोलेन वचन एइ-मत प्रति-दिन बाडे शिष्य-गण ॥ २७९ ॥
“bhāla bhāla”,—hāsi prabhu bolena vacana ei-mata prati-dina bāḍe śiṣya-gaṇa || 279 ||
“bhala bhala”,—hasi prabhu bolena vacana ei-mata prati-dina bade sisya-gana (279)
English translation:
(279) The Lord smiled and said, “Good. Good.” Thus the number of His students increased day by day.