Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.14.138, 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 14—“The Lord’s Travel to East Bengal and the Disappearance of Lakshmipriya”.
Verse 1.14.138
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.14.138:
হোw দোএস্ থে সুপ্রেমে লোর্দ্ দেস্ত্রোয্ থে গ্রেঅত্ fঔল্ত্স্ ওf কলি-যুগ? ইন্ অন্স্wএর্ তো থিস্ qউএস্তিওন্ fরোম্ পরীক্ষিত্, শুকদেব দেস্চ্রিবেস্ থে ওনে গ্রেঅত্ qউঅলিত্য্ অমোন্গ্ থে গ্রেঅত্ fঔল্ত্স্ ওf কলি-যুগ অস্ fওল্লোwস্: কৃতে যদ্ ধ্যাযতো বিষ্ণুং ত্রেতাযাং যজতো মখৈঃ দ্বাপরে পরিচর্যাযাং কলৌ তদ্ ধরি-কীর্তনাত্ ॥ ১৩৮ ॥
होw दोएस् थे सुप्रेमे लोर्द् देस्त्रोय् थे ग्रेअत् fऔल्त्स् ओf कलि-युग? इन् अन्स्wएर् तो थिस् qउएस्तिओन् fरोम् परीक्षित्, शुकदेव देस्च्रिबेस् थे ओने ग्रेअत् qउअलित्य् अमोन्ग् थे ग्रेअत् fऔल्त्स् ओf कलि-युग अस् fओल्लोwस्: कृते यद् ध्यायतो विष्णुं त्रेतायां यजतो मखैः द्वापरे परिचर्यायां कलौ तद् धरि-कीर्तनात् ॥ १३८ ॥
How does the Supreme Lord destroy the great faults of Kali-yuga? In answer to this question from Parīkṣit, Śukadeva describes the one great quality among the great faults of Kali-yuga as follows: kṛte yad dhyāyato viṣṇuṃ tretāyāṃ yajato makhaiḥ dvāpare paricaryāyāṃ kalau tad dhari-kīrtanāt || 138 ||
How does the Supreme Lord destroy the great faults of Kali-yuga? In answer to this question from Pariksit, Sukadeva describes the one great quality among the great faults of Kali-yuga as follows: krte yad dhyayato visnum tretayam yajato makhaih dvapare paricaryayam kalau tad dhari-kirtanat (138)
English translation:
(138) “‘Whatever result was obtained in Satya-yuga by meditating on Viṣṇu, in Tretā-yuga by performing sacrifices, and in Dvāpara-yuga by serving the Lord’s lotus feet can be obtained in Kali-yuga simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.’