Chaitanya Bhagavata

by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words

The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.13.71, 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 71 of Adi-khanda chapter 13—“Defeating Digvijayi”.

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.13.71:

শিষ্য-স্থানে জিজ্ঞাসিলা,—“কি নাম ইহান?” শিষ্য বোলে,—“নিমাই পণ্ডিত খ্যাতি যা’ন” ॥ ৭১ ॥

शिष्य-स्थाने जिज्ञासिला,—“कि नाम इहान?” शिष्य बोले,—“निमाइ पण्डित ख्याति या’न” ॥ ७१ ॥

śiṣya-sthāne jijñāsilā,—“ki nāma ihāna?” śiṣya bole,—“nimāi paṇḍita khyāti yā’na” || 71 ||

sisya-sthane jijnasila,—“ki nama ihana?” sisya bole,—“nimai pandita khyati ya’na” (71)

English translation:

(71) He then asked a student, “What is His name?” and the student

replied, “He is the famous Nimāi Paṇḍita.”

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