Chaitanya Bhagavata

by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words

The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.15.29, 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 29 of Adi-khanda chapter 15—“Marriage with Shri Vishnupriya”.

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.15.29:

‘স্ত্রী’ হেন নাম প্রভু এই অবতারে শ্রবণো না করিলা,—বিদিত সংসারে ॥ ২৯ ॥

‘स्त्री’ हेन नाम प्रभु एइ अवतारे श्रवणो ना करिला,—विदित संसारे ॥ २९ ॥

‘strī’ hena nāma prabhu ei avatāre śravaṇo nā karilā,—vidita saṃsāre || 29 ||

‘stri’ hena nama prabhu ei avatare sravano na karila,—vidita samsare (29)

English translation:

(29) It is well-known throughout the world that the Lord in this incarnation did not even hear the word “woman.”

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

In His pastimes as a devotee of Hari, Gaurasundara never discussed any topic about mundane women. After totally condemning the association of women and the association of persons who associate with women, Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, which is the ripened fruit of the Vedic desire tree and the king of all scriptures, has established such association as unfavorable to nonduplicitous service to the Lord. (One should refer to the elaborate purport on Ādi-khaṇḍa 1.29) Wherever the enjoying mentality of the living entities is engaged in enjoying women, it is to be understood that there is a lack of service attitude towards Kṛṣṇa, the husband of all women. If anyone came before Gaurasundara to discuss or bring up worldly topics about women, He would immediately and specifically forbid them. On the pretext of studying mundane literature that is contrary to the service of Kṛṣṇa and with the desire to drink the rasa of dry literature that is devoid of the rasa of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa, the hearts of living entities that are accustomed to drink worldly rasas become maddened for material sense enjoyment in such a way that the Supreme Lord Gaurasundara, who is the bestower of the mellows of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa, along with the sampradāyas of His pure

devotee mahājanas, never support such deviation. Those who have properly discussed the topics of Śrī Caitanyadeva know very well that He never supported indulgence in any worldly topics about women.

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