Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.15.145, 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 145 of Adi-khanda chapter 15—“Marriage with Shri Vishnupriya”.
Verse 1.15.145
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.15.145:
আগে যত পদাতিক বুদ্ধিমন্ত-খাঙ্র চলিলা দুই-সারি হৈ’ যত পাটোযার ॥ ১৪৫ ॥
आगे यत पदातिक बुद्धिमन्त-खाङ्र चलिला दुइ-सारि है’ यत पाटोयार ॥ १४५ ॥
āge yata padātika buddhimanta-khāṅra calilā dui-sāri hai’ yata pāṭoyāra || 145 ||
age yata padatika buddhimanta-khanra calila dui-sari hai’ yata patoyara (145)
English translation:
(145) The procession was led by Buddhimanta Khān’s infantry, followed by the city tax collectors.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word sāri (formed when ṇic is added to the Sanskrit verb sṛ) means “row” or “class.”
The word pāṭoyāra (used in ancient Bengali) refers to one who is expert in carrying out the worldly dealings of his master. It also refers to an accountant, a tax-collector, or a clerk. In common language a pāṭoyāra is called a gomastā.