Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.169, 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 169 of Madhya-khanda chapter 2—“The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Shrivasa and the Inauguration of Sankirtana”.
Verse 2.169
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.169:
কেহ বলে,—“এ পুরুষ অংশ-অবতার” কেহ বলে,—“এ শরীরে কৃষ্ণের বিহার” ॥ ১৬৯ ॥
केह बले,—“ए पुरुष अंश-अवतार” केह बले,—“ए शरीरे कृष्णेर विहार” ॥ १६९ ॥
keha bale,—“e puruṣa aṃśa-avatāra” keha bale,—“e śarīre kṛṣṇera vihāra” || 169 ||
keha bale,—“e purusa amsa-avatara” keha bale,—“e sarire krsnera vihara” (169)
English translation:
(169) Someone said, “This person is a partial incarnation of the Supreme Lord.” Someone else said, “Lord Kṛṣṇa sports in His body.”