Chaitanya Bhagavata

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

The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.15.131, 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 131 of Adi-khanda chapter 15—“Marriage with Shri Vishnupriya”.

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.15.131:

ধান্য, দূর্বা, সূত্র করে করিযা বন্ধন ধরিতে দিলেন রম্ভা মঞ্জরী দর্পণ ॥ ১৩১ ॥

धान्य, दूर्वा, सूत्र करे करिया बन्धन धरिते दिलेन रम्भा मञ्जरी दर्पण ॥ १३१ ॥

dhānya, dūrvā, sūtra kare kariyā bandhana dharite dilena rambhā mañjarī darpaṇa || 131 ||

dhanya, durva, sutra kare kariya bandhana dharite dilena rambha manjari darpana (131)

English translation:

(131) Dūrvā grass was tied with a thread around His right wrist, and He held a mirror and a fresh banana leaf in His hands.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

The phrase rambhā mañjarī refers to newly grown banana leaves or the middle portion of a banana tree.

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