Verse 2.4.49-051

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.4.49-051:

নিত্যানন্দ বলে,—“তীর্থ করিল অনেক দেখিল কৃষ্ণের স্থান যতেক যতেক স্থান-মাত্র দেখি, কৃষ্ণ দেখিতে না পাই জিজ্ঞাসা করিল তবে ভাল-লোক-ঠাঞি সিংহাসন সব কেনে দেখি আচ্ছাদিত কহ ভাই সব, ‘কৃষ্ণ গেলা কোন্ ভিত?’ ॥ ৪৯-০৫১ ॥

नित्यानन्द बले,—“तीर्थ करिल अनेक देखिल कृष्णेर स्थान यतेक यतेक स्थान-मात्र देखि, कृष्ण देखिते ना पाइ जिज्ञासा करिल तबे भाल-लोक-ठाञि सिंहासन सब केने देखि आच्छादित कह भाइ सब, ‘कृष्ण गेला कोन् भित?’ ॥ ४९-०५१ ॥

nityānanda bale,—“tīrtha karila aneka dekhila kṛṣṇera sthāna yateka yateka sthāna-mātra dekhi, kṛṣṇa dekhite nā pāi jijñāsā karila tabe bhāla-loka-ṭhāñi siṃhāsana saba kene dekhi ācchādita kaha bhāi saba, ‘kṛṣṇa gelā kon bhita?’ || 49-051 ||

nityananda bale,—“tirtha karila aneka dekhila krsnera sthana yateka yateka sthana-matra dekhi, krsna dekhite na pai jijnasa karila tabe bhala-loka-thani simhasana saba kene dekhi acchadita kaha bhai saba, ‘krsna gela kon bhita?’ (49-051)

English translation:

(49-051) Nityānanda said, “I have visited many holy places and seen various sites connected with Lord Kṛṣṇa. I could only see the place, but I could not see Kṛṣṇa. Then I inquired from some responsible persons why all the thrones were covered. I asked them, ‘O brothers, where has Kṛṣṇa gone?’

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

Nityānanda said, “I have traveled to many holy places, but I found that Kṛṣṇa was absent from every place related with Kṛṣṇa. Then I asked from the local people, ‘Why are these places and thrones vacant? Where is Kṛṣṇa, who sits on these thrones and in these places?’”