Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.199, 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 199 of Madhya-khanda chapter 2—“The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Shrivasa and the Inauguration of Sankirtana”.
Verse 2.199
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.199:
‘কোথা কৃষ্ণ! কোথা কৃষ্ণ!’ মাত্র প্রভু বলে আর কেহ কথা নাহি পায জিজ্ঞাসিলে ॥ ১৯৯ ॥
‘कोथा कृष्ण! कोथा कृष्ण!’ मात्र प्रभु बले आर केह कथा नाहि पाय जिज्ञासिले ॥ १९९ ॥
‘kothā kṛṣṇa! kothā kṛṣṇa!’ mātra prabhu bale āra keha kathā nāhi pāya jijñāsile || 199 ||
‘kotha krsna! kotha krsna!’ matra prabhu bale ara keha katha nahi paya jijnasile (199)
English translation:
(199) The only words the Lord spoke were, “Where is Kṛṣṇa? Where is Kṛṣṇa?” Even on inquiry, there was no other reply.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The second line of this verse is explained as follows: If one inquired about anything other than Kṛṣṇa from the Lord, who was overwhelmed with feelings of separation from Kṛṣṇa, then the inquirer would not receive any response other than topics of Kṛṣṇa.