Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.1.172, 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 172 of Madhya-khanda chapter 1—“The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Krishna-sankirtana”.
Verse 2.1.172
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.1.172:
ক্ষণেকে হৈলা বাহ্য-দৃষ্টি বিশ্বম্ভর লজ্জিত হৈযা কিছু কহযে উত্তর ॥ ১৭২ ॥
क्षणेके हैला बाह्य-दृष्टि विश्वम्भर लज्जित हैया किछु कहये उत्तर ॥ १७२ ॥
kṣaṇeke hailā bāhya-dṛṣṭi viśvambhara lajjita haiyā kichu kahaye uttara || 172 ||
ksaneke haila bahya-drsti visvambhara lajjita haiya kichu kahaye uttara (172)
English translation:
(172) After a while, Viśvambhara regained His external consciousness. Feeling somewhat embarrassed, He began to inquire.