Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.213, 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 213 of Madhya-khanda chapter 2—“The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Shrivasa and the Inauguration of Sankirtana”.
Verse 2.213
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.213:
মনে ভাবে আই,—“এ পুরুষ নর নহে মনুষ্যের নযনে কি এত ধারা বহে! ॥ ২১৩ ॥
मने भावे आइ,—“ए पुरुष नर नहे मनुष्येर नयने कि एत धारा वहे! ॥ २१३ ॥
mane bhāve āi,—“e puruṣa nara nahe manuṣyera nayane ki eta dhārā vahe! || 213 ||
mane bhave ai,—“e purusa nara nahe manusyera nayane ki eta dhara vahe! (213)
English translation:
(213) She thought, “This personality is not an ordinary human being. Can tears flow like that from the eyes of an ordinary human being?
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word nara means “mortal,” “human being,” or “man.” The phrase e puruṣa nara nahe means “this Viśvambhara is certainly some uncommon extraordinary personality.”