Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.312, 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 312 of Madhya-khanda chapter 2—“The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Shrivasa and the Inauguration of Sankirtana”.
Verse 2.312
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.312:
“শুন শুন, ওহে রাজা! সত্য মিথ্যা জান’ যতেক মোল্লা কাজী সব তোর আন’ ॥ ৩১২ ॥
“शुन शुन, ओहे राजा! सत्य मिथ्या जान’ यतेक मोल्ला काजी सब तोर आन’ ॥ ३१२ ॥
“śuna śuna, ohe rājā! satya mithyā jāna’ yateka mollā kājī saba tora āna’ || 312 ||
“suna suna, ohe raja! satya mithya jana’ yateka molla kaji saba tora ana’ (312)
English translation:
(312) “Listen, O King, bring all your Mullahs and Kazis to ascertain the truth.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word mollā (mullāin Turkey) refers to a great Mohammedan scholar, religious priest, or judge. The word kājī refers to a judge or guide for giving instructions on Muslim religious principles and morality.
The phrase satya mithyā jāna’ means “you should know what is true and what is false.”