Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.3.145, 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 145 of Madhya-khanda chapter 3—“The Lord Manifests His Varaha Form in the House of Murari and Meets with Nityananda”.
Verse 2.3.145
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.3.145:
বাম-শ্রুতি-মূলে এক কুণ্ডল বিচিত্র হলধর-ভাব হেন বুঝি যে চরিত্র ॥ ১৪৫ ॥
वाम-श्रुति-मूले एक कुण्डल विचित्र हलधर-भाव हेन बुझि ये चरित्र ॥ १४५ ॥
vāma-śruti-mūle eka kuṇḍala vicitra haladhara-bhāva hena bujhi ye caritra || 145 ||
vama-sruti-mule eka kundala vicitra haladhara-bhava hena bujhi ye caritra (145)
English translation:
(145) “His left ear was decorated with charming earring. By His characteristics I could understand that He was none other than Haladhara.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
“He wore an enchanting golden earring on His left ear. By seeing His characteristics, I naturally thought that He was absorbed in the mood of Baladeva.”