Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.13.17, 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 17 of Adi-khanda chapter 13—“Defeating Digvijayi”.
Verse 1.13.17
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.13.17:
তেঙ্হো পুনঃ নিত্য সুপ্রসন্ন সর্ব-রীতে তাহান মাযায পুনঃ সবে বিমোহিতে ॥ ১৭ ॥
तेङ्हो पुनः नित्य सुप्रसन्न सर्व-रीते ताहान मायाय पुनः सबे विमोहिते ॥ १७ ॥
teṅho punaḥ nitya suprasanna sarva-rīte tāhāna māyāya punaḥ sabe vimohite || 17 ||
tenho punah nitya suprasanna sarva-rite tahana mayaya punah sabe vimohite (17)
English translation:
(17) The Lord is eternally merciful to the living entities in every respect, yet due to the influence of His illusory energy everyone remained ignorant of His identity.