Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.3.177, 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 177 of Madhya-khanda chapter 3—“The Lord Manifests His Varaha Form in the House of Murari and Meets with Nityananda”.
Verse 2.3.177
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.3.177:
বসিযাছে এক মহা-পুরুষ-রতন সবে দেখিলেন—যেন কোটি-সূর্য-সম ॥ ১৭৭ ॥
वसियाछे एक महा-पुरुष-रतन सबे देखिलेन—येन कोटि-सूर्य-सम ॥ १७७ ॥
vasiyāche eka mahā-puruṣa-ratana sabe dekhilena—yena koṭi-sūrya-sama || 177 ||
vasiyache eka maha-purusa-ratana sabe dekhilena—yena koti-surya-sama (177)
English translation:
(177) Sitting there was one great jewel-like personality. Everyone saw that His effulgence was like that of millions of suns.