Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.17.144, 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 144 of Adi-khanda chapter 17—“The Lord’s Travel to Gaya”.
Verse 1.17.144
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.17.144:
অন্তর্যামী নিত্যানন্দ বলিলা কৌতুকে চৈতন্য-চরিত্র কিছু লিখিতে পুস্তকে ॥ ১৪৪ ॥
अन्तर्यामी नित्यानन्द बलिला कौतुके चैतन्य-चरित्र किछु लिखिते पुस्तके ॥ १४४ ॥
antaryāmī nityānanda balilā kautuke caitanya-caritra kichu likhite pustake || 144 ||
antaryami nityananda balila kautuke caitanya-caritra kichu likhite pustake (144)
English translation:
(144) Lord Nityānanda has inspired me from within my heart to describe some of Lord Caitanya’s pastimes in this book.