Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.1.283, 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 283 of Madhya-khanda chapter 1—“The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Krishna-sankirtana”.
Verse 2.1.283
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.1.283:
গঙ্গাদাস-পণ্ডিত-চরণে নমস্কার বেদ-পতি সরস্বতী-পতি—শিষ্য যাঙ্র ॥ ২৮৩ ॥
गङ्गादास-पण्डित-चरणे नमस्कार वेद-पति सरस्वती-पति—शिष्य याङ्र ॥ २८३ ॥
gaṅgādāsa-paṇḍita-caraṇe namaskāra veda-pati sarasvatī-pati—śiṣya yāṅra || 283 ||
gangadasa-pandita-carane namaskara veda-pati sarasvati-pati—sisya yanra (283)
English translation:
(283) I offer my humble obeisances at the feet of Gaṅgādāsa Paṇḍita, whose disciple is Lord of the Vedas and master of the goddess of learning.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
For a description of the phrase veda-pati sarasvatī-pati, one should refer to the statements of Lord Kṛṣṇa to Uddhava found in the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (11.21.26-43).