Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.16.294, 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 294 of Adi-khanda chapter 16—“The Glories of Shri Haridasa Thakura”.
Verse 1.16.294
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.16.294:
এই-রূপে আপনারে প্রকট করিযা ঘরে-ঘরে ভাল ভোগ খাইস্ বুলিযা ॥ ২৯৪ ॥
एइ-रूपे आपनारे प्रकट करिया घरे-घरे भाल भोग खाइस् बुलिया ॥ २९४ ॥
ei-rūpe āpanāre prakaṭa kariyā ghare-ghare bhāla bhoga khāis buliyā || 294 ||
ei-rupe apanare prakata kariya ghare-ghare bhala bhoga khais buliya (294)
English translation:
(294) “This is how you advertise yourself, so you can eat nicely at other’s houses.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
That sinful fallen brāhmaṇa said to Haridāsa Ṭhākura, “Being a transcendental philosopher, you have presented an explanation that is hostile to the fruitive workers who are envious of devotional service in such a way that you can advertise your own glories to your followers and cleverly accumulate palatable foodstuffs.”