Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.178, 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 178 of Madhya-khanda chapter 2—“The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Shrivasa and the Inauguration of Sankirtana”.
Verse 2.178
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.178:
সবার সন্তোষ হৈল রহস্য শুনিতে শ্রদ্ধা করি’ সবে বসিলেন চারি-ভিতে ॥ ১৭৮ ॥
सबार सन्तोष हैल रहस्य शुनिते श्रद्धा करि’ सबे वसिलेन चारि-भिते ॥ १७८ ॥
sabāra santoṣa haila rahasya śunite śraddhā kari’ sabe vasilena cāri-bhite || 178 ||
sabara santosa haila rahasya sunite sraddha kari’ sabe vasilena cari-bhite (178)
English translation:
(178) Everyone was satisfied to hear the Lord’s confidential talks, so they all respectfully sat around Him.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word rahasya refers to a secret or unmanifest topic or incident.