Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.16.60, 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 60 of Adi-khanda chapter 16—“The Glories of Shri Haridasa Thakura”.
Verse 1.16.60
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.16.60:
বিষযে আবিষ্ট মন বডৈ জঞ্জাল স্ত্রী-পুত্র-মাযা-জাল, এই সব ‘কাল’ ॥ ৬০ ॥
विषये आविष्ट मन बडै जञ्जाल स्त्री-पुत्र-माया-जाल, एइ सब ‘काल’ ॥ ६० ॥
viṣaye āviṣṭa mana baḍai jañjāla strī-putra-māyā-jāla, ei saba ‘kāla’ || 60 ||
visaye avista mana badai janjala stri-putra-maya-jala, ei saba ‘kala’ (60)
English translation:
(60) “The mind that is absorbed in material enjoyment is a great disturbance. Attachment for wife and children are the binding ropes of illusion that lead one to death.