Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.344, 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 344 of Madhya-khanda chapter 2—“The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Shrivasa and the Inauguration of Sankirtana”.
Verse 2.344
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.344:
‘নরসিংহ’ ‘যদুসিংহ’—যেন নাম-ভেদ এই-মত জানি,—`নিত্যানন্দ’ ‘বলদেব’ ॥ ৩৪৪ ॥
‘नरसिंह’ ‘यदुसिंह’—येन नाम-भेद एइ-मत जानि,—`नित्यानन्द’ ‘बलदेव’ ॥ ३४४ ॥
‘narasiṃha’ ‘yadusiṃha’—yena nāma-bheda ei-mata jāni,—`nityānanda’ ‘baladeva’ || 344 ||
‘narasimha’ ‘yadusimha’—yena nama-bheda ei-mata jani,—`nityananda’ ‘baladeva’ (344)
English translation:
(344) Just as Narasiṃha and Yadusiṃha are different names for the same person, I know that Nityānanda and Baladeva are different only in name.