Chaitanya Bhagavata

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

The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.15.86, 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 86 of Adi-khanda chapter 15—“Marriage with Shri Vishnupriya”.

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.15.86:

বিপ্র-কুল নদীযা,—বিপ্রের অন্ত নাই কত যায, কত আইসে, অবধি না পাই ॥ ৮৬ ॥

विप्र-कुल नदीया,—विप्रेर अन्त नाइ कत याय, कत आइसे, अवधि ना पाइ ॥ ८६ ॥

vipra-kula nadīyā,—viprera anta nāi kata yāya, kata āise, avadhi nā pāi || 86 ||

vipra-kula nadiya,—viprera anta nai kata yaya, kata aise, avadhi na pai (86)

English translation:

(86) Nadia was full of brāhmaṇa families, so innumerable brāhmaṇas were present there. No one could count how many came and went.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

The phrase vipra-kula means “full of caste brāhmaṇas.”

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