Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.1.369, 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 369 of Madhya-khanda chapter 1—“The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Krishna-sankirtana”.
Verse 2.1.369
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.1.369:
প্রভু বলে,—“দশ দিন পাঠ বাদ যায! তবে ত’ আমারে সবে কহিতে যুযায?” ॥ ৩৬৯ ॥
प्रभु बले,—“दश दिन पाठ वाद याय! तबे त’ आमारे सबे कहिते युयाय?” ॥ ३६९ ॥
prabhu bale,—“daśa dina pāṭha vāda yāya! tabe ta’ āmāre sabe kahite yuyāya?” || 369 ||
prabhu bale,—“dasa dina patha vada yaya! tabe ta’ amare sabe kahite yuyaya?” (369)
English translation:
(369) The Lord said, “Your studies have been held up for ten days! Shouldn’t you have informed Me of this?”
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The second line of this verse means “in such a situation wasn’t it proper to inform Me of this matter (regarding the cessation of studies)?”