Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.1.209, 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 209 of Madhya-khanda chapter 1—“The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Krishna-sankirtana”.
Verse 2.1.209
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.1.209:
শুন শুন মাতা, জীব-তত্ত্বের সংস্থান সাত-মাসে জীবের গর্ভেতে হয জ্ঞান ॥ ২০৯ ॥
शुन शुन माता, जीव-तत्त्वेर संस्थान सात-मासे जीवेर गर्भेते हय ज्ञान ॥ २०९ ॥
śuna śuna mātā, jīva-tattvera saṃsthāna sāta-māse jīvera garbhete haya jñāna || 209 ||
suna suna mata, jiva-tattvera samsthana sata-mase jivera garbhete haya jnana (209)
English translation:
(209) “O mother, please hear attentively about the fate of the living entity. At the end of seven months, the living entity develops consciousness.