Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.15.12, 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 12 of Adi-khanda chapter 15—“Marriage with Shri Vishnupriya”.
Verse 1.15.12
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.15.12:
‘তিলক না থাকে যদি বিপ্রের কপালে সে কপাল শ্মশান-সদৃশ’—বেদে বলে ॥ ১২ ॥
‘तिलक ना थाके यदि विप्रेर कपाले से कपाल श्मशान-सदृश’—वेदे बले ॥ १२ ॥
‘tilaka nā thāke yadi viprera kapāle se kapāla śmaśāna-sadṛśa’—vede bale || 12 ||
‘tilaka na thake yadi viprera kapale se kapala smasana-sadrsa’—vede bale (12)
English translation:
(12) “The Vedas say that if a brāhmaṇa’s forehead is not decorated with tilaka, it is as good as a crematorium.