Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.13.176, 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 176 of Adi-khanda chapter 13—“Defeating Digvijayi”.
Verse 1.13.176
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.13.176:
এতেকে ছাডিযা বিপ্র, সকল জঞ্জাল শ্রী-কৃষ্ণ-চরণ গিযা ভজহ সকাল ॥ ১৭৬ ॥
एतेके छाडिया विप्र, सकल जञ्जाल श्री-कृष्ण-चरण गिया भजह सकाल ॥ १७६ ॥
eteke chāḍiyā vipra, sakala jañjāla śrī-kṛṣṇa-caraṇa giyā bhajaha sakāla || 176 ||
eteke chadiya vipra, sakala janjala sri-krsna-carana giya bhajaha sakala (176)
English translation:
(176) “Therefore, O brāhmaṇa, give up all materialistic association and immediately begin to worship the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
“That is why you should give up the desire for external material advancement and begin to worship the lotus feet of Śrī Rādhā-Govinda without wasting a moment.” Now that Śrī Keśava Bhaṭṭa has given up the inappropriate purport of the six branches of philosophy that he was initiated into before receiving these instructions of Śrī Gaurasundara, the ten verses composed by Śrīla Nimbakācāryapāda appeared in his memory by the mercy of Mahāprabhu. Gaurasundara’s instruction to serve Rādhā- Govinda inspired him with his predecessor gurus’ unexpressed emotions, which manifested in his heart in the form of verses. Since before
receiving the Lord’s mercy Keśava Bhaṭṭa was indifferent to these verses composed by his predecessor gurus, he displayed negligence for the service of the lotus feet of Rādhā-Govinda and eagerness to accumulate material fame in the form of becoming a Digvijayī.