Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.3.171, 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 171 of Madhya-khanda chapter 3—“The Lord Manifests His Varaha Form in the House of Murari and Meets with Nityananda”.
Verse 2.3.171
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.3.171:
বড গূঢ নিত্যানন্দ এই অবতারে চৈতন্য দেখায যারে, সে’ দেখিতে পারে ॥ ১৭১ ॥
बड गूढ नित्यानन्द एइ अवतारे चैतन्य देखाय यारे, से’ देखिते पारे ॥ १७१ ॥
baḍa gūḍha nityānanda ei avatāre caitanya dekhāya yāre, se’ dekhite pāre || 171 ||
bada gudha nityananda ei avatare caitanya dekhaya yare, se’ dekhite pare (171)
English translation:
(171) In this incarnation Lord Nityānanda is most confidential. One can see Him only when Lord Caitanya reveals Him.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Only the dear servants of Śrī Caitanyadeva can, by His mercy, understand the characteristics of Śrī Nityānanda. It is impossible for conditioned souls to take shelter of the lotus feet of Śrī Nityānanda. The truth
regarding Nityānanda is realized only by the grace of Śrī Caitanya’s merciful form as the caitya-guru, the Supersoul. By uselessly and proudly advertising themselves as devotees of Caitanya, ordinary ignorant people who are averse to Caitanya cannot understand the most confidential pastimes of Nityānanda. Those who are not awakened to spiritual consciousness have no entrance in the unmanifested most mysterious pastimes of Nityānanda. Ignorant fools exhibit disgust on seeing the pastimes of Nityānanda. That is why they are punished by Yamarāja and ultimately receive unlimited suffering.