Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.1.112, 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 112 of Madhya-khanda chapter 1—“The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Krishna-sankirtana”.
Verse 2.1.112
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.1.112:
শুনিযা অপূর্ব প্রেম সবেই বিস্মিত কেহ বলে,—“ঈশ্বর বা হৈলা বিদিত” ॥ ১১২ ॥
शुनिया अपूर्व प्रेम सबेइ विस्मित केह बले,—“ईश्वर वा हैला विदित” ॥ ११२ ॥
śuniyā apūrva prema sabei vismita keha bale,—“īśvara vā hailā vidita” || 112 ||
suniya apurva prema sabei vismita keha bale,—“isvara va haila vidita” (112)
English translation:
(112) They were all amazed to hear about the wonderful display of love. Some of them said, “Maybe the Supreme Lord has manifested.”