Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.1.256, 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 256 of Madhya-khanda chapter 1—“The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Krishna-sankirtana”.
Verse 2.1.256
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.1.256:
শুনিযা প্রভুর ব্যাখ্যা হাসে শিষ্য-গণ কেহো বলে,—“হেন বুঝি বাযুর কারণ” ॥ ২৫৬ ॥
शुनिया प्रभुर व्याख्या हासे शिष्य-गण केहो बले,—“हेन बुझि वायुर कारण” ॥ २५६ ॥
śuniyā prabhura vyākhyā hāse śiṣya-gaṇa keho bale,—“hena bujhi vāyura kāraṇa” || 256 ||
suniya prabhura vyakhya hase sisya-gana keho bale,—“hena bujhi vayura karana” (256)
English translation:
(256) Hearing the Lord’s explanation, the students began to laugh. Some remarked, “It appears He is affected by an imbalance of life airs.”