Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.13.121, 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 121 of Adi-khanda chapter 13—“Defeating Digvijayi”.
Verse 1.13.121
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.13.121:
শিশু-শাস্ত্র ব্যাকরণ পডাযে ব্রাহ্মণ সে মোরে জিনিল,—হেন বিধির ঘটন! ॥ ১২১ ॥
शिशु-शास्त्र व्याकरण पडाये ब्राह्मण से मोरे जिनिल,—हेन विधिर घटन! ॥ १२१ ॥
śiśu-śāstra vyākaraṇa paḍāye brāhmaṇa se more jinila,—hena vidhira ghaṭana! || 121 ||
sisu-sastra vyakarana padaye brahmana se more jinila,—hena vidhira ghatana! (121)
English translation:
(121) “This brāhmaṇa merely teaches children’s grammar, and He defeated me? This is certainly an act of providence!
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
“This brāhmaṇa boy is a teacher of ordinary grammar in primary education. But alas, due to misdeeds I had to face defeat by Him. Among the six limbs of the Vedas, grammar is like the face of the personified Vedas and is the preliminary scripture for students engaged in studying the scriptures, but it is an undisputed fact that one cannot become expert in literature, alaṅkāra, smṛtis, or philosophical works simply by possessing expertise in learning and teaching grammar. Nevertheless this young boy, who is expert in grammar, has defeated even an experienced champion of the scriptures like me.”