Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.4.45, 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 45 of Madhya-khanda chapter 4—“Revelation of Nityananda’s Glories”.
Verse 2.4.45
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.4.45:
প্রভু বলে,—“জিজ্ঞাসা করিতে করি ভয কোন্ দিক হৈতে শুভ করিলে বিজয?” ॥ ৪৫ ॥
प्रभु बले,—“जिज्ञासा करिते करि भय कोन् दिक हैते शुभ करिले विजय?” ॥ ४५ ॥
prabhu bale,—“jijñāsā karite kari bhaya kon dika haite śubha karile vijaya?” || 45 ||
prabhu bale,—“jijnasa karite kari bhaya kon dika haite subha karile vijaya?” (45)
English translation:
(45) The Lord said, “I am afraid to ask, but from which direction have You come?
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Mahāprabhu asked Nityānanda Prabhu, “Śrīpāda, from where have You made Your auspicious arrival?”