Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.13.138, 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 138 of Adi-khanda chapter 13—“Defeating Digvijayi”.
Verse 1.13.138
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.13.138:
আব্রহ্মাদি যত, দেখ, সুখ-দুঃখ পায সকল, জানিহ, বিপ্র, ইহান আজ্ঞায ॥ ১৩৮ ॥
आब्रह्मादि यत, देख, सुख-दुःख पाय सकल, जानिह, विप्र, इहान आज्ञाय ॥ १३८ ॥
ābrahmādi yata, dekha, sukha-duḥkha pāya sakala, jāniha, vipra, ihāna ājñāya || 138 ||
abrahmadi yata, dekha, sukha-duhkha paya sakala, janiha, vipra, ihana ajnaya (138)
English translation:
(138) “Know for certain that everyone including Lord Brahmā enjoys happiness and distress according to His will alone.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
All the demigods headed by Brahmā enjoy happiness and distress under the control of māyā, but Lord Viṣṇu is not a living entity who enjoys the fruits of temporary happiness and distress. The demigods headed by Brahmā are controlled; in other words, they are under the subordination of māyā and are sons of the universal mother, who holds the entire universe within her womb. But Lord Viṣṇu is the controller of māyā, and Mahāmāyā, the universal mother who holds the entire universe within her womb, stands embarrassed behind the Lord.