Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.1.297, 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 297 of Madhya-khanda chapter 1—“The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Krishna-sankirtana”.
Verse 2.1.297
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.1.297:
তিন পুত্র তাঙ্র কৃষ্ণ-পদ-মকরন্দ কৃষ্ণানন্দ, জীব, যদুনাথ-কবিচন্দ্র ॥ ২৯৭ ॥
तिन पुत्र ताङ्र कृष्ण-पद-मकरन्द कृष्णानन्द, जीव, यदुनाथ-कविचन्द्र ॥ २९७ ॥
tina putra tāṅra kṛṣṇa-pada-makaranda kṛṣṇānanda, jīva, yadunātha-kavicandra || 297 ||
tina putra tanra krsna-pada-makaranda krsnananda, jiva, yadunatha-kavicandra (297)
English translation:
(297) His three sons—Kṛṣṇānanda, Jīva, and Yadunātha Kavicandra—were like bees at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Kṛṣṇānanda was one of Gaṅgādāsa Paṇḍita’s main students (Ādi-khaṇḍa 8.38). He joined the Lord and His associates in sporting in the waters of the Ganges after the deliverance of Jagāi and Mādhāi (Madhya-khaṇḍa 13.337), and he was an associate of Nityānanda Prabhu (Cc. Ādi 11.50). Regarding Jīva (Paṇḍita), the Antya-khaṇḍa (5.751) states: “Jīva Paṇḍita was magnanimous and most fortunate. Lord Nityānanda enjoyed various pastimes in his house.” The Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Ādi 11.44) states: “Śrī Jīva Paṇḍita glorified the qualities of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.” According to the Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā (169) he appeared in the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa as the Vrajavāsī named Indirā.
Regarding Yadunātha Kavicandra, the Antya-khaṇḍa (5.735) states:
“Yadunātha Kavicandra was full of the transcendental mellows of love for Kṛṣṇa. Nityānanda constantly showered His mercy on him.” In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Ādi 11.35) it is stated: “Yadunātha Kavicandra was a great devotee. Lord Nityānanda Prabhu always danced in his heart.”