Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.16.9, 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 9 of Adi-khanda chapter 16—“The Glories of Shri Haridasa Thakura”.
Verse 1.16.9
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.16.9:
হাতে তালি দিযা সে সকল ভক্ত-গণ আপনা-আপনি মেলি’ করেন কীর্তন ॥ ৯ ॥
हाते तालि दिया से सकल भक्त-गण आपना-आपनि मेलि’ करेन कीर्तन ॥ ९ ॥
hāte tāli diyā se sakala bhakta-gaṇa āpanā-āpani meli’ karena kīrtana || 9 ||
hate tali diya se sakala bhakta-gana apana-apani meli’ karena kirtana (9)
English translation:
(9) The devotees performed kīrtana among themselves while simply clapping their hands.