Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.1.123, 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 123 of Madhya-khanda chapter 1—“The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Krishna-sankirtana”.
Verse 2.1.123
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.1.123:
তোমার পডুযা সব—তোমার অবধি পুঙ্থি কেহ নাহি মেলে, ব্রহ্মা বলে যদি ॥ ১২৩ ॥
तोमार पडुया सब—तोमार अवधि पुङ्थि केह नाहि मेले, ब्रह्मा बले यदि ॥ १२३ ॥
tomāra paḍuyā saba—tomāra avadhi puṅthi keha nāhi mele, brahmā bale yadi || 123 ||
tomara paduya saba—tomara avadhi punthi keha nahi mele, brahma bale yadi (123)
English translation:
(123) “Your students know only You as their teacher; they would not open their books for even Lord Brahmā.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word avadhi (“the border,” “the end,” “the limit”) means “to advance or progress under guidance” or “too much ‘great.’”