Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.56, 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 56 of Madhya-khanda chapter 2—“The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Shrivasa and the Inauguration of Sankirtana”.
Verse 2.56
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.56:
সবারে শিখায গৌরচন্দ্র-ভগবানে বৈষ্ণবের সেবা প্রভু করিযা আপনে ॥ ৫৬ ॥
सबारे शिखाय गौरचन्द्र-भगवाने वैष्णवेर सेवा प्रभु करिया आपने ॥ ५६ ॥
sabāre śikhāya gauracandra-bhagavāne vaiṣṇavera sevā prabhu kariyā āpane || 56 ||
sabare sikhaya gauracandra-bhagavane vaisnavera seva prabhu kariya apane (56)
English translation:
(56) Lord Gauracandra taught everyone to serve Vaiṣṇavas by His personal example.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Exhibiting the ideal example of service to the Vaiṣṇavas, who are His own devotees, Śrī Gaurahari, the jagad-guru instructor of all, taught the entire world about the exclusive importance of serving the Lord’s devotees.