Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.1.254, 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 254 of Madhya-khanda chapter 1—“The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Krishna-sankirtana”.
Verse 2.1.254
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.1.254:
শিষ্য বলে,—“পণ্ডিত, উচিত ব্যাখ্যা কর’” প্রভু বলে,—“সর্ব-ক্ষণ শ্রী-কৃষ্ণ স্মঙর ॥ ২৫৪ ॥
शिष्य बले,—“पण्डित, उचित व्याख्या कर’” प्रभु बले,—“सर्व-क्षण श्री-कृष्ण स्मङर ॥ २५४ ॥
śiṣya bale,—“paṇḍita, ucita vyākhyā kara’” prabhu bale,—“sarva-kṣaṇa śrī-kṛṣṇa smaṅara || 254 ||
sisya bale,—“pandita, ucita vyakhya kara’” prabhu bale,—“sarva-ksana sri-krsna smanara (254)
English translation:
(254) The students asked, “O Paṇḍita, please explain properly.” The Lord replied, “Every moment remember Kṛṣṇa.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word ucita means “proper,” “reasonable,” or “logical.”