Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.1.279, 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 279 of Madhya-khanda chapter 1—“The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Krishna-sankirtana”.
Verse 2.1.279-281
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.1.279-281:
প্রভু বলে,—“তোমার দুই-চরণ-প্রসাদে নবদ্বীপে কেহ মোরে না পারে বিবাদে আমি যে বাখানি সূত্র করিযা খণ্ডন নবদ্বীপে তাহা স্থাপিবেক কোন্ জন? নগরে বসিযা এই পডাইমু গিযাদেখি,—কার শক্তি আছে, দূষুক আসিযা?” ॥ ২৭৯-২৮১ ॥
प्रभु बले,—“तोमार दुइ-चरण-प्रसादे नवद्वीपे केह मोरे ना पारे विवादे आमि ये वाखानि सूत्र करिया खण्डन नवद्वीपे ताहा स्थापिबेक कोन् जन? नगरे वसिया एइ पडाइमु गियादेखि,—कार शक्ति आछे, दूषुक आसिया?” ॥ २७९-२८१ ॥
prabhu bale,—“tomāra dui-caraṇa-prasāde navadvīpe keha more nā pāre vivāde āmi ye vākhāni sūtra kariyā khaṇḍana navadvīpe tāhā sthāpibeka kon jana? nagare vasiyā ei paḍāimu giyādekhi,—kāra śakti āche, dūṣuka āsiyā?” || 279-281 ||
prabhu bale,—“tomara dui-carana-prasade navadvipe keha more na pare vivade ami ye vakhani sutra kariya khandana navadvipe taha sthapibeka kon jana? nagare vasiya ei padaimu giyadekhi,—kara sakti ache, dusuka asiya?” (279-281)
English translation:
(279-281) The Lord said, “By the mercy of your feet, no one in Navadvīpa can stand before Me in debate. Who in Navadvīpa can refute My explanations of the sūtras? I will teach publicly in the middle of city. Let Me see who has the power to challenge Me.”
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
For an elaboration on these verses, one should see Ādi-khaṇḍa, Chapter Ten, verses 16-18.