Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.13.52, 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 52 of Adi-khanda chapter 13—“Defeating Digvijayi”.
Verse 1.13.52
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.13.52:
ধর্ম-কথা, শাস্ত্র-কথা অশেষ কৌতুকে গঙ্গা-তীরে বসিযা আছেন প্রভু সুখে ॥ ৫২ ॥
धर्म-कथा, शास्त्र-कथा अशेष कौतुके गङ्गा-तीरे वसिया आछेन प्रभु सुखे ॥ ५२ ॥
dharma-kathā, śāstra-kathā aśeṣa kautuke gaṅgā-tīre vasiyā āchena prabhu sukhe || 52 ||
dharma-katha, sastra-katha asesa kautuke ganga-tire vasiya achena prabhu sukhe (52)
English translation:
(52) The Lord jubilantly engaged in discussing varṇāśrama-dharma and scriptural topics on the bank of the Ganges.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word dharma-kathā refers to ordinary varṇāśrama topics, which are accessible to the senses.
There is a dearth of spiritual knowledge in this world, therefore instructions for removing the living entities’ darkness of ignorance by administering topics of transcendental knowledge are called śāstra-kathā.