Verse 1.17.142

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.17.142:

যে বা শুনে ঈশ্বরের গযায বিজয গৌরচন্দ্র প্রভু তারে মিলিব হৃদয ॥ ১৪২ ॥

ये वा शुने ईश्वरेर गयाय विजय गौरचन्द्र प्रभु तारे मिलिब हृदय ॥ १४२ ॥

ye vā śune īśvarera gayāya vijaya gauracandra prabhu tāre miliba hṛdaya || 142 ||

ye va sune isvarera gayaya vijaya gauracandra prabhu tare miliba hrdaya (142)

English translation:

(142) One who hears about the Lord’s visit to Gayā will see Lord Gauracandra in his heart.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

Śrī Gaurasundara will appear in the heart of one who hears His pastimes of delivering Gayā-tīrtha. In order to set an ideal example for prospective spiritualists, at Gayā, Gaurasundara primarily enacted the pastime of taking shelter at the lotus feet of His spiritual master and receiving his mercy; thus He inaugurated the pastimes of distributing love and devotion. Therefore by hearing Gaurasundara’s pastime of visiting Gayā,

the propensities for both sinful and pious activities will be completely eradicated and the brightness and supremacy of devotional service to the Lord will be firmly established in the heart.