Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.16.270, 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 270 of Adi-khanda chapter 16—“The Glories of Shri Haridasa Thakura”.
Verse 1.16.270
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.16.270:
কা’র শিক্ষা,—হরি-নাম ডাকিযা লৈতে? এই ত’ পণ্ডিত-সভা, বলহ ইহাতে” ॥ ২৭০ ॥
का’र शिक्षा,—हरि-नाम डाकिया लैते? एइ त’ पण्डित-सभा, बलह इहाते” ॥ २७० ॥
kā’ra śikṣā,—hari-nāma ḍākiyā laite? ei ta’ paṇḍita-sabhā, balaha ihāte” || 270 ||
ka’ra siksa,—hari-nama dakiya laite? ei ta’ pandita-sabha, balaha ihate” (270)
English translation:
(270) “Who has taught you to chant the name of Hari loudly? Please give your explanation before this assembly of learned scholars.”
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word śikṣā refers to one of the six corollaries of the Vedas by which word pronunciation is regulated.