Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.1.163, 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 163 of Madhya-khanda chapter 1—“The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Krishna-sankirtana”.
Verse 2.1.163
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.1.163:
যে-কৃষ্ণের মহোত্সবে ব্রহ্মাদি বিহ্বল তাহা ছাডি নৃত্য-গীতে করে অমঙ্গল ॥ ১৬৩ ॥
ये-कृष्णेर महोत्सवे ब्रह्मादि विह्वल ताहा छाडि नृत्य-गीते करे अमङ्गल ॥ १६३ ॥
ye-kṛṣṇera mahotsave brahmādi vihvala tāhā chāḍi nṛtya-gīte kare amaṅgala || 163 ||
ye-krsnera mahotsave brahmadi vihvala taha chadi nrtya-gite kare amangala (163)
English translation:
(163) “Even the demigods headed by Brahmā are overwhelmed by Kṛṣṇa’s festivals, yet people give up such festivals and take pleasure in inauspicious dancing and singing.