Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.14.123, 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 123 of Adi-khanda chapter 14—“The Lord’s Travel to East Bengal and the Disappearance of Lakshmipriya”.
Verse 1.14.123
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.14.123:
মনুশ্য নহেন তেঙ্হো—নর-নারাযণ নর-রূপে লীলা তা’র জগত্—কারণ ॥ ১২৩ ॥
मनुश्य नहेन तेङ्हो—नर-नारायण नर-रूपे लीला ता’र जगत्—कारण ॥ १२३ ॥
manuśya nahena teṅho—nara-nārāyaṇa nara-rūpe līlā tā’ra jagat—kāraṇa || 123 ||
manusya nahena tenho—nara-narayana nara-rupe lila ta’ra jagat—karana (123)
English translation:
(123) “He’s not an ordinary human being; He’s Nara-Nārāyaṇa Himself. He’s performing His pastimes as a human being to deliver the people of the world.