Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.259, 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 259 of Madhya-khanda chapter 2—“The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Shrivasa and the Inauguration of Sankirtana”.
Verse 2.259
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.259:
জ্বলন্ত-অনল দেখে শ্রীবাস-পণ্ডিত হৈল সমাধি-ভঙ্গ, চাহে চরি-ভিত ॥ ২৫৯ ॥
ज्वलन्त-अनल देखे श्रीवास-पण्डित हैल समाधि-भङ्ग, चाहे चरि-भित ॥ २५९ ॥
jvalanta-anala dekhe śrīvāsa-paṇḍita haila samādhi-bhaṅga, cāhe cari-bhita || 259 ||
jvalanta-anala dekhe srivasa-pandita haila samadhi-bhanga, cahe cari-bhita (259)
English translation:
(259) Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita saw a blazing fire, and his meditation was broken. He opened his eyes and looked around him.