Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.3.59, 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 59 of Madhya-khanda chapter 3—“The Lord Manifests His Varaha Form in the House of Murari and Meets with Nityananda”.
Verse 2.3.59
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.3.59:
নিরন্তর নিত্যানন্দ স্মরে বিশ্বম্ভর জানিলেন নিত্যানন্দ—অনন্ত ঈশ্বর ॥ ৫৯ ॥
निरन्तर नित्यानन्द स्मरे विश्वम्भर जानिलेन नित्यानन्द—अनन्त ईश्वर ॥ ५९ ॥
nirantara nityānanda smare viśvambhara jānilena nityānanda—ananta īśvara || 59 ||
nirantara nityananda smare visvambhara janilena nityananda—ananta isvara (59)
English translation:
(59) Viśvambhara constantly remembered Nityānanda, and Nityānanda, who is nondifferent from Ananta, could understand this.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
In the absence of Nityānanda, Viśvambhara constantly thought of Him and realized His original position. Mahāprabhu knew Śrī Nityānanda as the Supreme Lord, Ananta Vāsudeva.