Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.1.165, 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 165 of Madhya-khanda chapter 1—“The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Krishna-sankirtana”.
Verse 2.1.165
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.1.165:
শুন ভাই-সব, সত্য আমার বচন ভজহ অমূল্য কৃষ্ণ-পাদ-পদ্ম-ধন ॥ ১৬৫ ॥
शुन भाइ-सब, सत्य आमार वचन भजह अमूल्य कृष्ण-पाद-पद्म-धन ॥ १६५ ॥
śuna bhāi-saba, satya āmāra vacana bhajaha amūlya kṛṣṇa-pāda-padma-dhana || 165 ||
suna bhai-saba, satya amara vacana bhajaha amulya krsna-pada-padma-dhana (165)
English translation:
(165) “O brothers, please hear My truthful statement. Worship the invaluable wealth of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī has written in his Śrī Caitanya-candrāmṛta (90): “O devotees, give up all unfavorable bodily and mental activities that are contrary to the pleasure of Kṛṣṇa’s senses and become attached to the lotus feet of Gaurāṅga-candra.”