Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.3.142, 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 142 of Madhya-khanda chapter 3—“The Lord Manifests His Varaha Form in the House of Murari and Meets with Nityananda”.
Verse 2.3.142
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.3.142:
তাল-ধ্বজ এক রথ—সংসারের সার আসিযা রহিল রথ—আমার দুযার ॥ ১৪২ ॥
ताल-ध्वज एक रथ—संसारेर सार आसिया रहिल रथ—आमार दुयार ॥ १४२ ॥
tāla-dhvaja eka ratha—saṃsārera sāra āsiyā rahila ratha—āmāra duyāra || 142 ||
tala-dhvaja eka ratha—samsarera sara asiya rahila ratha—amara duyara (142)
English translation:
(142) “A chariot adorned by a flag marked with a palm tree and expert in bestowing the essence of life on all people arrived at My doorstep.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
On the pretext of explaining the topics of His dream, Gaurasundara said, “I saw Śrī Baladeva Prabhu’s chariot adorned with a flag marked with a palm tree arrive at My doorstep. This chariot adorned with a flag marked with a palm tree delivers one from the nonessentials of this material world and awards the essence of life. In this material world, everything is temporary, but those who are attracted by Baladeva’s chariot adorned by a flag marked with a palm tree are eligible to be attracted by the essential objects of this world. The height of the chariot adorned by a flag marked
with a palm tree is incomparable, just as a palm tree is higher than other trees. Similarly, the mental chariot of conditioned souls is tiny in comparison to the palm tree marked on that flag. The palm tree marked on the top of Baladeva’s chariot is adorned with fruits.”