Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.16.174, 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 174 of Adi-khanda chapter 16—“The Glories of Shri Haridasa Thakura”.
Verse 1.16.174
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.16.174:
মহা নাগ বৈসে সেই গোফার ভিতরে তা’র জ্বালা প্রাণি-মাত্রে সহিতে না পারে ॥ ১৭৪ ॥
महा नाग वैसे सेइ गोफार भितरे ता’र ज्वाला प्राणि-मात्रे सहिते ना पारे ॥ १७४ ॥
mahā nāga vaise sei gophāra bhitare tā’ra jvālā prāṇi-mātre sahite nā pāre || 174 ||
maha naga vaise sei gophara bhitare ta’ra jvala prani-matre sahite na pare (174)
English translation:
(174) A huge snake lived within that cave, and no living entity could
tolerate the burning atmosphere produced from its poison.