Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.134, 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 134 of Madhya-khanda chapter 2—“The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Shrivasa and the Inauguration of Sankirtana”.
Verse 2.134
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.134:
চুরির সময এবে বুঝিযা আপনে সর্ব-পূজা-সজ্জ লৈ’ নামিলা তখনে ॥ ১৩৪ ॥
चुरिर समय एबे बुझिया आपने सर्व-पूजा-सज्ज लै’ नामिला तखने ॥ १३४ ॥
curira samaya ebe bujhiyā āpane sarva-pūjā-sajja lai’ nāmilā takhane || 134 ||
curira samaya ebe bujhiya apane sarva-puja-sajja lai’ namila takhane (134)
English translation:
(134) Understanding that it was the proper opportunity for stealing, Advaita came down from His seat with articles for worship.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word curira means “for stealing,” “for plundering,” or “for snatching,” but in this case it means “for disclosing the complete supremacy of Śrī Mahāprabhu, who as the covered fountainhead of all incarnations has concealed His actual identity, by openly worshiping Him to His [Advaita’s] full satisfaction.”