Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.16.285, 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 285 of Adi-khanda chapter 16—“The Glories of Shri Haridasa Thakura”.
Verse 1.16.285
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.16.285:
শুন, বিপ্র! মন দিযা ইহার কারণ জপি’ আপনারে সবে করযে পোষণ ॥ ২৮৫ ॥
शुन, विप्र! मन दिया इहार कारण जपि’ आपनारे सबे करये पोषण ॥ २८५ ॥
śuna, vipra! mana diyā ihāra kāraṇa japi’ āpanāre sabe karaye poṣaṇa || 285 ||
suna, vipra! mana diya ihara karana japi’ apanare sabe karaye posana (285)
English translation:
(285) “O brāhmaṇa, listen carefully to the reason behind this. One who softly chants the holy names liberates only himself.