Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.3.143, 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 143 of Madhya-khanda chapter 3—“The Lord Manifests His Varaha Form in the House of Murari and Meets with Nityananda”.
Verse 2.3.143
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.3.143:
তার মাঝে দেখি এক প্রকাণ্ড শরীর মহা এক স্তম্ভ স্কন্ধে, গতি নহে স্থির ॥ ১৪৩ ॥
तार माझे देखि एक प्रकाण्ड शरीर महा एक स्तम्भ स्कन्धे, गति नहे स्थिर ॥ १४३ ॥
tāra mājhe dekhi eka prakāṇḍa śarīra mahā eka stambha skandhe, gati nahe sthira || 143 ||
tara majhe dekhi eka prakanda sarira maha eka stambha skandhe, gati nahe sthira (143)
English translation:
(143) “Within the chariot I saw someone with a huge body. He held a post on His shoulder and His movements were unsteady.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
“I saw a great personality with a massive body sitting within that chariot adorned by a flag marked with a palm tree. He carried a pole on His shoulder, in other words, He carried a plough and club. He was maddened with restlessness.”