Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.13.63, 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 63 of Adi-khanda chapter 13—“Defeating Digvijayi”.
Verse 1.13.63
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.13.63:
শ্রী-মস্তকে সুবলিত চাঞ্চর শ্রী-কেশ সিংহ-গ্রীব, গজ-স্কন্দ, বিলক্ষণ বেশ ॥ ৬৩ ॥
श्री-मस्तके सुवलित चाञ्चर श्री-केश सिंह-ग्रीव, गज-स्कन्द, विलक्षण वेश ॥ ६३ ॥
śrī-mastake suvalita cāñcara śrī-keśa siṃha-grīva, gaja-skanda, vilakṣaṇa veśa || 63 ||
sri-mastake suvalita cancara sri-kesa simha-griva, gaja-skanda, vilaksana vesa (63)
English translation:
(63) His head was adorned with beautiful curly black hair. His dress was divine, His neck resembled that of a lion, and His shoulders were like those of an elephant.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word vilakṣaṇa means “extraordinary” or “spiritual.”