Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.2, 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 2 of Madhya-khanda chapter 2—“The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Shrivasa and the Inauguration of Sankirtana”.
Verse 2.2
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.2:
ভক্ত-গোষ্ঠী-সহিত গৌরাঙ্গ জয জয শুনিলে চৈতন্য-কথা ভক্তি লভ্য হয ॥ ২ ॥
भक्त-गोष्ठी-सहित गौराङ्ग जय जय शुनिले चैतन्य-कथा भक्ति लभ्य हय ॥ २ ॥
bhakta-goṣṭhī-sahita gaurāṅga jaya jaya śunile caitanya-kathā bhakti labhya haya || 2 ||
bhakta-gosthi-sahita gauranga jaya jaya sunile caitanya-katha bhakti labhya haya (2)
English translation:
(2) All glories to Śrī Gaurāṅga along with His devotees! By hearing the topics of Lord Caitanya, one attains the devotional service of the Lord.