Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.1.176, 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 176 of Madhya-khanda chapter 1—“The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Krishna-sankirtana”.
Verse 2.1.176
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.1.176:
বান্ধিলা পুস্তক সবে প্রভুর বচনে গঙ্গা-স্নানে চলিলেন বিশ্বম্ভর-সনে ॥ ১৭৬ ॥
बान्धिला पुस्तक सबे प्रभुर वचने गङ्गा-स्नाने चलिलेन विश्वम्भर-सने ॥ १७६ ॥
bāndhilā pustaka sabe prabhura vacane gaṅgā-snāne calilena viśvambhara-sane || 176 ||
bandhila pustaka sabe prabhura vacane ganga-snane calilena visvambhara-sane (176)
English translation:
(176) Being instructed by the Lord, the students packed up their books and went with Him to take bath in the Ganges.