Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.15.108, 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 108 of Adi-khanda chapter 15—“Marriage with Shri Vishnupriya”.
Verse 1.15.108
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.15.108:
আর যত কিছু লোকে ‘লোকাচার’ বলে দোঙ্হারাই সব করিলেন কুতুহলে ॥ ১০৮ ॥
आर यत किछु लोके ‘लोकाचार’ बले दोङ्हाराइ सब करिलेन कुतुहले ॥ १०८ ॥
āra yata kichu loke ‘lokācāra’ bale doṅhārāi saba karilena kutuhale || 108 ||
ara yata kichu loke ‘lokacara’ bale donharai saba karilena kutuhale (108)
English translation:
(108) Family members of both the bride and groom also performed the rituals that were in current practice.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word lokācāra refers to worldly or traditional family customs or ceremonies that are not based on Vedic injunctions.